Talks held on gay marriage

The leader of Scotland’s Roman Catholics has spoken to Scotland’s first minister by telephone about the controversial issue of same-sex marriage, it was disclosed yesterday.

The Scottish Government said Alex Salmond and Cardinal Keith O’Brien had an “entirely amicable” conversation on Saturday on first-name terms.

The Catholic Church in Scotland opposes same-sex marriage, which the Scottish Government last month announced plans to legalise.

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