Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Cardinal Truths


• In your editorial (26 February) you talk about Cardinal O'Brien as leading a "narrow" Scottish church. In fact, he led a church devoted to the minority rights of asylum seekers, defended the rights of the least well-off, supported the need for urgent action on climate change, and was a powerful voice, alongside successive moderators of the Church of Scotland, in condemning the possession and use of nuclear weapons. So, on a balanced view, not obviously a narrow church.
Michael Martin
Glasgow

•  I would like to say a public thank you to Cardinal Keith O'Brien. He is one of the few church leaders who has consistently and unconditionally condemned the immorality of nuclear weapon policies. His solid support has been of the greatest value. If we succeed in preventing £100bn being spent on the replacement of Trident his contribution will have played a major part.

Bruce Kent
London

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