I see that Cardinal O’Brien, the new ‘C’ word with a hard ‘C’, who until recently was known for being anti-gay-marriage as a ‘grotesque subversion’, has scored another own goal; and it rates with Maradonna’s hand-of-God affair some years ago.
The holy man has confessed that “my sexual conduct has fallen below the standards expected of me as a priest, archbishop and cardinal”, having earlier contested the allegations against him, which, one might observe, suggested he sympathised with homosexual activities of various kinds.
But hold on! Surely the phrase ‘my sexual conduct’ holds the key to this case. Isn’t celibacy all about not indulging in any at all? How can it have ‘fallen below’ any expectations? Clearly this old cleric never understood the nature of his vow to keep it in his cassock. Luckily for the young men of Scotland, he’ll swing his thurible no more in the name of everything that’s holy.
Boadicea's Chariot 
If I were really wicked, Janus, I would point out to the man that his words “my sexual conduct has fallen below the standards expected …” could be taken to have a different meaning.
Cheeky! 🙂
Well bugger oi! I always thought that Catholic cardinals weren’t supposed to have any sexual conduct. Shows what I know.
OZ
Good evening, Janus.
There has been really extensive coverage of this in the Scottish press including this piece:-
http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/cardinal-keith-o-brien-s-legacy-destroyed-1-2819251
I draw your attention to the first line of the fourth paragraph where the Cardinal is referred to as the ‘janus faced leader of the Catholic Church’.
If I were you, I would sue.
JM, I prefer to see myself as a brand. And all PR is good PR!
(Backside, however, is maintaining a low profile – feeling his name might atttract the wrong kind of attention.)
I am astounded to see that left footers have the audacity to appear shocked by this revellation.
I defy anyone to find a catholic priest who isn’t a deviant, pervert or kiddy fiddler. What do you expect when you force a human to abstain from basic genetic programming and then make them solely responsible for the pastoral care of young boys?
Hi, Furry! How’s it hangin’? 🙂
Tee hee! It could be a bit to the right if Araminta took the piccie.
OZ
Love all the comments folks. Talking about a “Conclave of Cardinals” should’nt it be a “Concave” of Cardinals? = hollow, dented, depressed, indented, recessed and sunken. (Any other suggestions for a collective noun?)
A Deviance of Cardinals?
OZ
An interference of cardinals?
A connivance of Cardinals.
A klan or kardinals?
A carnality of Cardinals.
The NSW has suggested a flagellation of Cardinals.
OZ
🙂 Never suggest a whip-round at the Vatican then.
Put it this way, if there was a 50 Euro note on the floor at that conclave, you wouldn’t catch me bending over to pick it up.
🙂