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Bishop of Galloway Says Abuse Scandal ‘blackens Good Name’ of Church

By Chris Marshall
Scotsman
April 18, 2018

https://www.scotsman.com/news/bishop-of-galloway-says-abuse-scandal-blackens-good-name-of-church-1-4725906

Bishop William Nolan addresses the congregation of Holy Family Church

A Catholic bishop has said the case of a paedophile priest has “poisoned relationships” within the clergy and helped undermine the work of the Church. The Bishop of Galloway used a pastoral letter to express his concerns at the crimes of Father Paul Moore. Fr Moore, 82, was last week jailed for nine years for sexually abusing three children and a student priest over a 20-year period. Bishop William Nolan said the trial had been “embarrassing” for Catholics and called into question “the trust they have in their priests”. Five years ago a BBC investigation revealed Fr Moore had confessed the abuse to one of Bishop Nolan’s predecessors, Bishop Maurice Taylor, who sent the priest to a treatment centre in Toronto and then to Fort Augustus Abbey in the Highlands. The diocese later reported the abuse to the police. Bishop Nolan said: “These events may have happened decades ago, but the victims who suffered then are still suffering now since such abuse has long-term consequences. “It is difficult to know how to help these victims and indeed all who have survived abuse, but we must make it our priority to do so.”

 

 

 

 

 




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