CARDINAL Keith O'Brien once said gay marriage was like slavery and has compared abortion to the Dunblane massacre while also being talked about as a future Pope.
Britain's most senior Roman Catholic, Cardinal O'Brien, 74, has been no stranger to controversy since he was made a cardinal by the late Pope John Paul II 10 years ago.
In March last year he did not mince his words in suggesting women planning abortions be shown ultrasound scans of their unborn children. "Deeply worrying," was the response of pro-choice group Marie Stopes International.
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