Suspicion about motives will be replaced by anger and hurt
When these allegations were first made, the mood among many Scottish Catholics was one of shock and disbelief.
When these allegations were first made, the mood among many Scottish Catholics was one of shock and disbelief.
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Comment Tom Devine
How could a Prince of the Church who had been involved in the election of one Pope and might have been an elector in the forthcoming conclave possibly be guilty of such charges? Suspicions were rife about the possible motivations of the accusers.
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