took all of 12 seconds:

"Four US senators have written to Foreign Secretary William Hague curtly demanding more information to help clear up the "public pall" over the release of the Lockerbie bomber to Libya."

Now I get it... it's about Scotland's role in releasing that convicted bomber....and it seems that even in Scotland the cardinal's comments are not universally approved

FOUR US senators, and NOT trying to 'change Scotland', but merely expressing a desire for more information about the release of a convicted killer on a medical pretext.

Kinda alters the debate a bit.