O’Brien: ‘Unfortunate’ remarks

Cardinal Keith O’Brien, leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, calls on Cardinal Walter Kasper to apologise for comments describing Britain as a ‘third world country’:

“That was unfortunate and each and every person’s aides sometimes do make awkward, difficult remarks,” he said.

“Sometimes we make awkward, difficult remarks ourselves.

“And simply, if we do that sort of thing we apologise for it, and I’m sure Cardinal Kasper will apologise for any intemperate remarks which he made some time ago.”