THE newly appointed Archbishop of Glasgow has said he wanted to "roll up into a foetal ball" amid the controversy that followed his claims an MP's premature death could be linked to his homosexuality.
THE newly appointed Archbishop of Glasgow has said he wanted to \"roll up into a foetal ball\" amid the controversy that followed his claims an MP's premature death could be linked to his homosexuality.
archbishop TARTAGLIA: Said he was sorry for causing offence. DAVID CAIRNS: Catholic MP died from acute pancreatitis aged 44.
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FIONA McKAY
Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, who will formally take over as head of Scotland's largest diocese today, has spoken about the comments he made regarding the late Labour MP David Cairns.
Mr Cairns, a former Scotland Office minister, died last May at the age of 44 from acute pancreatitis, and Bishop Tartaglia later linked the MP's homosexuality to his early death.
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