UNITED KINGDOM
Derby Telegraph
By Zena Hawley
TWO women have expressed their anger to a leading clergyman following a Mass intended to bring comfort and healing in the wake of the scandal surrounding disgraced priest Francis Paul Cullen.
They expressed their concerns to the Bishop of Nottingham, the Right Reverend Malcolm McMahon, after the regular Saturday evening service.
It was the first opportunity for Bishop McMahon to speak to the congregation of Christ The King, in Mackworth – where Cullen was formerly the parish priest – following his court appearance last week.
Last Monday, Cullen, aged 85, admitted 21 counts of child sex abuse. Of these, 13 took place between 1957 and 1974 during his time as the parish priest in Mackworth. They involved four former altar boys. He is awaiting sentence on March 24.
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