The Scottish Charity Regulator said that in its evaluation, St George's School for Girls, Fettes College and St Columba's School had failed to pass the test.
The Right Rev Ian Murray, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Argyll and the Islands, said Mrs Shand Kydd had been a valued worshipper at St Columba's Cathedral in Oban.
Prof Scott Murray, St Columba's Hospice chair of primary palliative care a Edinburgh University, said while cancer patients had good support networks, that was not the case with other conditions.