Catholic Sues Over Abortion Claim

A former spokesman for the leader of Catholics in England and Wales is suing over a newspaper story which accuses him of hypocrisy over abortion. Austen Ivereigh, 41, says he lost his position as head of public affairs for Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor because of the Daily Mail article in June 2006. His lawyers told the High Court it suggested he "manoeuvred" a girlfriend into aborting, ruining his reputation. Associated Newspapers, publishers of the Daily Mail, deny libel. Read more...

Posted by Editor at February 19, 2008 03:57 AM