Pope Changes Conclave Rules
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VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Vatican city officials announced Monday morning they are changing conclave rules. Cardinals can move up date of the vote of all cardinals in Rome.
Less than an hour before this announcement came, the United Kingdom's top cardinal, Keith O'Brien, announced he is to stepping down, according to the BBC.
Cardinal O'Brien, who is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland and the U.K.'s most senior Roman Catholic, is resigning due to allegations surrounding "inappropriate behavior toward priests dating from the 1980s," the BBC reported. He contests the allegations.
Cardinal O'Brien was due to take part in the election of the next pope next month to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, a process known as the "conclave."
In an interview with the BBC on Friday, Cardinal O'Brien said he found the prospect of choosing the next pope "almost frightening."
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