THE GUARDIAN: Disgraced former archbishop to leave the country for several months for undisclosed location, announces Vatican
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the disgraced former archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, will leave Scotland for a period of "spiritual renewal, prayer and penance" after he admitted inappropriate sexual conduct with priests, the Vatican has said.
In a statement, the Vatican said the 75-year-old cardinal would be leaving the country for several months, without specifying where he would go.
"His eminence cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brien, archbishop emeritus of St Andrews and Edinburgh, for the same reasons he decided not to participate in the last conclave, and in agreement with the Holy Father, will be leaving Scotland for several months for the purpose of spiritual renewal, prayer and penance," it said. » | Lizzy Davies in Rome | Wednesday, May 15, 2013
