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Scottish Catholic leader urges public to vote in Glenrothes by-election
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has intervened in the Glenrothes by-election campaign with a plea to voters to tackle candidates on issues that "should concern every Catholic".Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who has been an outspoken critic of some key Labour policies, has written a letter to be read out in the constituency's three Catholic parishes this weekend.
The seat is in his archdiocese and he urges parishioners to "go out and vote", while also reminding them of key areas of concern for the church, including the Government's commitment to the renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons system.
He also bemoans the "depressing reality" that 40 years after it was passed the Abortion Act has not been repealed or amended, and warns of the threat of new amendments to the controversial Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.
Full story at the Daily Telegraph.
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