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| Review of Catholic Church in Scotland to hear from abuse victims | Review of Catholic Church in Scotland to hear from abuse victims |
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| Victims of abuse within the Catholic Church in Scotland will speak to a special commission set up to look into the issue. | |
| Andrew McLellan, a former Church of Scotland moderator, is leading an external review of how the Catholic Church handles allegations of abuse. | Andrew McLellan, a former Church of Scotland moderator, is leading an external review of how the Catholic Church handles allegations of abuse. |
| His recommendations will aim to make the Church "a safe place for all". | His recommendations will aim to make the Church "a safe place for all". |
| He has named 11 commissioners who will assist him, including a senior police officer, a journalist and an MP. | He has named 11 commissioners who will assist him, including a senior police officer, a journalist and an MP. |
| Dr McLellan stressed the commission would not "investigate or adjudicate" on current or historical allegations. | Dr McLellan stressed the commission would not "investigate or adjudicate" on current or historical allegations. |
| However, he said it would "listen to the experience of survivors of harm and abuse" and use what it learns to "bring about material change". | However, he said it would "listen to the experience of survivors of harm and abuse" and use what it learns to "bring about material change". |
| The review was announced last year following a series of scandals. | The review was announced last year following a series of scandals. |
| The Church faced allegations of abuse at a former Catholic boarding school, at Fort Augustus Abbey in the Highlands. | The Church faced allegations of abuse at a former Catholic boarding school, at Fort Augustus Abbey in the Highlands. |
| The former leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, stepped down earlier in the year after admitting sexual misconduct. | The former leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, stepped down earlier in the year after admitting sexual misconduct. |