SCOTLAND
BBC News
By Mark Daly
BBC Scotland Investigations Correspondent
The Catholic Church in Scotland has been criticised for its handling of reports of historic abuse at two prestigious catholic boarding schools.
Former pupils of Fort Augustus Abbey school and its preparatory school Carlekemp claimed no senior clergy had sought out victims to offer support.
A BBC Scotland investigation into claims of abuse at the schools was broadcast in July.
After the story escalated, bishop Hugh Gilbert promised victims help.
The Catholic church’s initial reaction to the Fort Augustus scandal was to direct attention to the Benedictines – the religious order which ran the schools in the Highlands and East Lothian.
Dom Richard Yeo, the Abbot President of English Benedictine Congregation, which unites autonomous Roman Catholic Benedictine communities of monks and nuns, apologised and admitted his organisation made mistakes in dealing with allegations of child abuse.
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