SCOTLAND
MSN News
An independent review into the Catholic Church’s safeguarding and handling of abuse is to speak to victims in an attempt to create a policy of “no abuse and no cover up”.
The Very Rev Andrew McLellan, a former moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and one-time chief inspector of prisons, is leading a commission of 11 other members, including senior police and social work officers, to review current policies and practices within the Catholic Church in Scotland.
The commission will speak to victims of abuse to find out their experiences but will not investigate or rule on specific cases. Any allegations of criminal activity will be passed to police, the commission said.
It was set up by the Catholic Church last year in the wake of the scandal surrounding Cardinal Keith O’Brien.
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