SCOTLAND
Daily Record
By Chris Clements
31 May 2013
A MAN who says he was molested by priests yesterday welcomed news that a Catholic bishop who called him a fantasist has retired.
Pat McEwan, 63, was branded an alcoholic and accused of “living in a fantasy world” by Bishop Joseph Devine after he came forward with allegations that he was raped as a boy between 1958 and 1961.
Pat said he was elated that the senior churchman had quit.
He added: “I’m delighted that he is gone. But his claim that I’m a fantasist is still there.
“He lacks compassion and is a very arrogant man. I do think his leaving now has a lot to do with my case.”
The bishop tendered his resignation last August when he turned 75 but he was asked to remain as the church looked for his replacement.
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