Church faces questions after former leader's admission of sexual misconduct and its own attacks on gay rights Cardinal O'Brien in Rome in 2005: he had been due to attend this week's conclave in the Vatican before his resignation. Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images The Scottish Roman Catholic church is facing a series of questions about the conduct of its former leader, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, and its own attacks on gay rights, after the cardinal admitted to a secret sexual life dating back decades. Cardinal O'Brien is expected to face a more searching investigation by the Vatican after he stunned the church on Sunday evening by admitting to incidents of sexual misconduct throughout...
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