SCOTLAND
Daily Record
FOR the thousands of abuse victims, yesterday’s apology from the Catholic Church in Scotland was far too little, far too late.
Scotland’s most senior Catholic, Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, offered a “profound apology” to victims of abuse within the church following the release of an independent review of how they handled past allegations.
It has taken much too long for the church in Scotland to show contrition and it would feel more sincere if they had not acted only hours after the McLellan report told them to.
Of 46 allegations made against the Catholic Church between 2006 and 2012, only 39 per cent resulted in prosecution, a lack of action that speaks louder than any repentance from a pulpit.
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