Gay group calls for apology from Scottish cardinal

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LONDON (AP) — A Scottish cardinal who stepped down from church leadership after admitting sexual misconduct should apologize to gay people for his years of “vicious and cruel language” about them, Britain’s leading gay-rights group said Monday.

Officials in the Vatican refused to say whether they would formally investigate allegations against Cardinal Keith O’Brien. He resigned last week as Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric after being accused of inappropriate behavior by three priests and a former priest.

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