University Attacked over O’brien Degree Decision

By Paris Gourtsoyannis
The Times
September 12, 2015

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/scotland/article4555056.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2015_09_11


The University of St Andrews has been criticised by victims of sexual abuse after it dismissed a request to remove an honorary degree given to Cardinal Keith O’Brien.

Cardinal O’Brien, once the most senior Roman Catholic clergyman in Britain, has been accused of making a string of sexual advances towards priests during his 25 years as archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh.

One of his alleged victims has claimed Cardinal O’Brien was a sexual “predator” who used confessions from priests and seminarians to groom them.