SCOTLAND
Scottish Catholic Observer
BISHOP Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen has said it is ‘bitter, shaming and distressing’ that young boys were abused by monks at the Fort Augustus Abbey school in the 1950s and 1960s.
Bishop Gilbert travelled to St Peter’s and St Benedict’s parish in Fort Augustus last Sunday to celebrate Mass and express his profound sorrow after hearing news of the historic abuse cases.
A Church safeguarding advisor told the SCO this week that the Church now has the ‘robust, rigorous systems’ in place to help ensure such events are not repeated and it was vital that everyone used ‘common sense’ and embraced child protection policy.
The Scottish Church has continued to face the spectre of abuse this week following last week’s BBC Scotland investigation that uncovered a number of cases of child abuse at the Fort Augustus Abbey school, which lies within Aberdeen Diocese, and Carlekemp, its feeder school, in East Lothian. More alleged victims have since come forward.
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