Catholic Church in Scotland 'knew of 20 child sex abuse allegations'

The BBC has seen evidence that bishops in the Catholic Church in Scotland knew of 20 allegations of child sex abuse by priests between 1985 and 1995.

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The Catholic Church in Scotland insists its child protection procedures have improved dramatically since the 1990s and allegations of abuse now are rare. The Roman Catholic Church is no stranger to scandal, but until now Scotland has not been engulfed by allegations of abuse. That may be changing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-21715473