SCOTLAND
Herald Scotland
SCOTLAND’S Catholic bishops appear to be ignoring the findings of an independent report into historic child abuse within the church, a former Kirk Moderator has claimed.
Dr Andrew McLellan, chair of the commission which investigated Catholic abuse following a series of scandals, said the Church had failed to deliver on its promises of acting on his recommendations and claiming it was at risk of “confirming the worst fears of survivors and observers”.
In a letter co-signed by six other members of the commission, Dr McLellan makes a series of criticisms aimed at the Catholic hierarchy, including ignoring abuse survivors.
But the Church has refuted all allegations made by the Commission members, stating it had published its plans, including a public consultation on them, and was close to announcing the progress made since the report was released in August 2015.
It said Dr McLellan had last been in contact with the Church at the beginning of the year and would have provided a progress update had it been requested by the Commission members.
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