Cardinal Keith O’Brien removed from public life and forced into retirement, Vatican to announce

SCOTLAND
Herald Scotland

Friday 20 March 2015

Gerry Braiden
Senior reporter

SHAMED Cardinal Keith O’Brien has been removed from all public life and forced into retirement, the Vatican is due to announce.

Two years after he stood down as Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh after admitting sexual relationships dating back decades, Pope Francis has ordered the Cardinal no longer perform any public, religious or civil duties associated with the title.

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