Catholic Church in Scotland the eastern suburbs of Glasgow, especially around Coatbridge, populated mostly by the descendants of Irish immigrants. According to the 2011 census, Catholics comprise 16% of the overall population, making it the second largest church after the Church of Scotland (32%). In recent years the Catholic Church in Scotland has suffered from poor publicity connected to attacks made against secular and liberal values by senior clergy. Joseph Devine, Bishop of Motherwell, came under fire after describing the "gay lobby" as "the opposition" who were responsible for mounting "a giant conspiracy" to shape public policy. Criticism has also been levelled at perceived
Scotland, South Dakota About 7.4% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over. Scotland School District 4-3 operates the town's school. Scotland, South Dakota Scotland is a city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 841. Scotland was laid out in 1879. Scottish immigrants named it for their native country of Scotland. Scotland is located at (43.149108, -97.718460). South Dakota Highway 25 runs north-south through the town. According to the United States Census Bureau,