SCOTLAND
The Tablet
Christopher Lamb in Edinburgh – 21 September 2013
The new Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh said today he will seek to bring mercy and forgiveness to his new archdiocese, which is still reeling from allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against its former leader.
Archbishop Leo Cushley was ordained today in a ceremony lasting over two hours at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh.
He succeeds Cardinal Keith O’Brien, who resigned after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him by five men, four of them priests. The cardinal later admitted that his sexual conduct had fallen below the standards expected of a priest, archbishop and cardinal.
The archbishop, a papal diplomat who was previously working in the Vatican, said that Pope Francis had urged him during a recent meeting to be merciful in his new ministry.
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