THE GUARDIAN: UK Catholic leader who was forced to resign early by the pope admits in statement that his sexual conduct 'fell below standards'
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, forced to resign by the pope last week, has admitted to sexual misconduct and issued a sweeping apology to individuals he has "offended" as well as to the Catholic church and Scottish people.
In a short statement issued soon after 5pm on Sunday, O'Brien admitted "there have been times that my sexual conduct has fallen below the standards expected of me as a priest, archbishop and cardinal".
The former archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh made no detailed admissions but apologised and asked for the forgiveness of all those he had offended, and for the forgiveness of the entire Catholic church. » | Severin Carrell, Scotland correspondent | Sunday, March 03, 2013
