GLASGOW (SCOTLAND)
Daily Record
June 26, 2018
By Hilary Duncanson
Archbishop Mario Conti expressed his “pain and sorrow” at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.
A retired archbishop has told an inquiry he is “deeply ashamed” after allegations of abuse by nuns at Catholic children’s homes were revealed.
Archbishop Mario Conti expressed his “pain and sorrow” to those who have suffered mistreatment.
And the former church leader asked for the forgiveness of survivors if “I was insensitive to their pain”.
Sex abuse claims against late priest Father Gerry Nugent who was key witness in Angelika Kluk murder trial
The 84-year-old clergyman appeared before the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry on Tuesday to give evidence.
Over the last eight weeks, the probe has been examining now-defunct children’s homes which were run by the Catholic congregation the Sisters of Nazareth in Scotland.
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