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applegrove

(118,600 posts)
Mon Feb 25, 2013, 11:37 PM Feb 2013

The intrigue is high in the Catholic Church. A cardinal who came out in favour

Last edited Tue Feb 26, 2013, 12:40 AM - Edit history (3)

of marriage for priests has abuse allegations about him made public. Talk about a knife in the back:

Cardinal Resigns Amid Abuse Allegations And Conclave Intrigue


http://www.worldcrunch.com/dossier-the-next-pope/cardinal-resigns-amid-abuse-allegations-and-conclave-intrigue/cardinal-kevin-o-039-brien-scotland-conclave-archbishop/c8s11016/

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Cardinal Kevin O’Brien has announced he will be stepping down as Archbishop of Edinburgh and St. Andrew’s following allegations of “inappropriate behavior” during the 1980s, reports the BBC.

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On Thursday, O’Brien gave a candid interview to BBC Scotland where he voiced support for priests being able to marry, saying that celibacy had not been a constant in the church and did not have the same standing as “dogmatic beliefs” opposing euthanasia and abortion.

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Now they finally call him out on the abuse. So much for modernization. I hope they get shown for the out of touch, abusive, powerhungry, disfunctional organization that they are. Maybe then they will be forced to reform and promote birth control.

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