THE Catholic Church in Scotland and the Deputy First Minister have criticised the UK Government for not including its most senior leader in a delegation to the Vatican.
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, president of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland, did not join ministers and other religious leaders on a trip this week to mark the 30th anniversary of full diplomatic relations with the Holy See – the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome – despite being Britain's most senior Catholic.
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