At St Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh the head of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, apologised to abuse victims, saying: “Crimes against children have indeed been committed, and any Catholics who were aware of such crimes and did not act to report them brings shame on us all.”
During his Easter sermon, Archbishop Nichols told worshippers at Westminster Cathedral that to appreciate the Easter message, “we have to begin with our own sin and shame”.
He said: “In recent weeks the serious sins committed within the Catholic community have been much talked about.
“For our part, we have been reflecting on them deeply, acknowledging our guilt and our need for forgiveness.”
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Yorkshire Post: Catholic archbishops join Easter apology for child abuse scandal
At St Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh the head of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, apologised to abuse victims, saying: “Crimes against children have indeed been committed, and any Catholics who were aware of such crimes and did not act to report them brings shame on us all.”
During his Easter sermon, Archbishop Nichols told worshippers at Westminster Cathedral that to appreciate the Easter message, “we have to begin with our own sin and shame”.
He said: “In recent weeks the serious sins committed within the Catholic community have been much talked about.
“For our part, we have been reflecting on them deeply, acknowledging our guilt and our need for forgiveness.”
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