The on-going discussion of who gets to vote for Pope has taken some nasty turns as of late. In their pursuit of finding a "clean" conclave to elect the new pope, several cardinals, including Cardinal Keith O'Brien from the U.K. and Cardinal Mahoney from the U.S. have been prevented from participating in the papal conclave. Both cardinals have been barred due to allegetions of sex abuse or the covering up of sex abuse.
I actually found out Cardinal Keith O'Brien from The Onion, which took on a droll and sarcastic tone when explaining the sex abuse allegations: "EDINBURGH—Sources confirmed Monday that Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, has stepped down from his position as Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh due to—you’re not going to believe this one—sexual abuse allegations."
I googled "Cardinal Keith O'Brien" and found that the actual story was quite true-- a Guardian article went more into depth about the allegations and talked about the implications for the upcoming enclave. I find the Onion article interesting because it shows how a large number of people are no longer surprised by such allegations within the Catholic Church, while several years ago, it could've been a different story. This next papal election has a lot of implications for the public view of the church in recent years.
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