Mourners told O'Brien asked for forgiveness in his will

Cardinal O'Brien was born in Ballycastle in Co Antrim, and grew up in Scotland, trained to be a priest and had also taught science at secondary school level Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who was once the Catholic Church's most senior cleric in Britain, asked in his will for forgiveness from those he offended, mourners at his funeral were told. The 80-year-old resigned as Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh in 2013 and left Scotland after admitting sexual misconduct.