SCOTLAND
Scottish Catholic Observer
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland met with Dave Sharp after issuing an apology following the publication of the McLellan report
Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow has met with a survivor of abuse within the Church.
Dave Sharp was granted the one-to-one meeting after the president of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland apologised to victims on behalf of the Church.
The 56-year-old, who was assaulted as a child at a Catholic brothers’ school in Falkland, Fife, said the discussion was very positive and he raised his concerns with the archbishop (above) in a ‘very open and frank’ way.
“I got the feeling I was the first victim the archbishop had spoken to in depth,” Mr Sharp said after the meeting took place. “I think it was eye-opening for him.
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