Bishop Stephen Robson, the Bishop of Dunkeld, delivered a ‘Time for Reflection’ in the Scottish Parliament today (Tuesday 15 December) at 2pm. In his address he said that cultural change has arguably been Scottish Society’s greatest challenge in the last decade. He called on legislators to “be compassionate about the effects of change” as not everyone can absorb it at …
Pastoral Letter for Holy Year
My Dear People of the Diocese of Dunkeld, As you know, some months ago, our Holy Father Pope Francis, with his special letter ‘Misericordiae Vultus’, the ‘Face of Mercy’ promulgated an Extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy. The Title of his letter refers to the face of Christ which reveals to us the Merciful Heavenly Father. This Holy Year will begin …
Pastoral Letter – McLellan Report
My Dear People As you have almost certainly heard already, this week saw the publication of a long awaited Report on the implementation and effectiveness of the Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in the Catholic Church in Scotland. Almost two years ago now the Bishops of Scotland decided to commission an independent review into the quality of the safeguarding …