SCOTLAND
Scotsman
NO-ONE can doubt the sincerity of the profound apology offered by the Archbishop of Glasgow to those abused at the hands of the Catholic Church.
From the pulpit, Archbishop Philip Tartaglia spoke of the “horrific crime” of child abuse that had been carried out within the church and pleaded for forgiveness.
After years of cover-up, at last the Catholic Church appears to be acknowledging what Tartaglia described as the “inexcusable and intolerable” crimes committed by a religious institution found guilty of damaging children in the most appalling way imaginable.
Tartaglia’s apology was made following the publication of yesterday’s independent report into abuse carried out by those involved with the church – a document that made very grim reading indeed.
The investigation, led by Dr Andrew McLellan, a former Moderator of the Church of Scotland, touched on the devastation wrought on young lives by those they were supposed to trust.
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