Keith O'Brien
Keith O'Brien
Keith Michael Patrick O'Brienis a retired Scottish Roman Catholic Cardinal bishop. He was the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh from 1985 to 2013...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth17 March 1938
christian taken squares
Perhaps more than ever before, there is that aggressive secularism and there are those who would indeed try to destroy our Christian heritage and culture and take God from the public square. Religion must not be taken from the public square.
religious expression scotland
In Scotland, Catholics have raised their voices against sectarianism and intolerance directed against the Church. Clearly, these actions show that freedom of religious expression, a basic human right, is not upheld in our midst as widely and as completely as it should be.
christian religious government
To increase aid to the Pakistan government when religious freedom is not upheld is tantamount to an anti-Christian foreign policy.
christian simple practice
I hope that increasing numbers of Christians adopt the practice of wearing a cross in a simple and discreet way as a symbol of their beliefs.
majority belief honest
Whatever flaws or personal failings afflict them, it remains the case that the overwhelming majority of priests and politicians are honourable and honest - seeking to live out their beliefs and serve society.