SCOTLAND
ITV
The Catholic Church in Scotland should make an “unmistakeable and unequivocal” apology to survivors of abuse, an independent commission has said.
The review, which was set up in November 2013 following a series of scandals including the resignation of disgraced cardinal Keith O’Brien, made eight recommendations, including calling on the church to update its guidelines on safeguarding vulnerable children and adults.
However, former chief inspector of prisons the Very Rev Andrew McLellan, said nothing in its findings were “more important than our first recommendation: that support for the survivors of abuse must be an absolute priority for the Catholic Church in Scotland”.
The recommendations were made as church figures revealed that there were no prosecutions in 61% of cases reported between 2006 and 2012.
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