SCOTLAND
BBC News
17 April 2018
One of Scotland’s top bishops claims the Catholic Church may be its own worst enemy in spreading its beliefs.
The Bishop of Galloway has released a letter suggesting: “It could be argued that the greatest obstacle to preaching the gospel today in Scotland is the Catholic Church itself.”
The clergyman’s letter came just days after a priest from his diocese was jailed for child sex abuse.
He said negative publicity was “embarrassing” to Catholics.
The pastoral letter from Bishop William Nolan said recent sexual abuse scandals involving clergy called into question the trust parishioners have in their priests.
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