SCOTLAND
Premier
Wed 02 Nov 2016
By Antony Bushfield
The Catholic Church in Scotland is being accused of ignoring safeguarding recommendations made by a commission in 2015.
Former Church of Scotland moderator Dr Andrew McLellan had carried out an investigation examining Safeguarding Protocols in the Catholic Church.
In an open letter to the Bishops’ Conference he warned the Church was “confirming the worst fears of survivors… by appearing to ignore” the findings of his commission.
The Catholic Church hit back saying “every recommendation will be implemented”.
Dr McLellan’s commission met with survivors of abuse. In the open letter he said: “When will we see action from the Catholic Bishops of Scotland in response to the Report?
“Not only do the Scottish public know nothing of the action taken in response to the Report, as far as we can tell from Catholic friends the members of the church themselves know nothing.
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