Index: src/main/groovy/text/SimpleTemplateEngine.java
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--- src/main/groovy/text/SimpleTemplateEngine.java      (revision 6601)
+++ src/main/groovy/text/SimpleTemplateEngine.java      (working copy)
@@ -69,8 +69,14 @@
     }
     public Template createTemplate(Reader reader) throws CompilationFailedException, IOException {
+        return createTemplate(GroovyShell.class.getClassLoader(), reader);
+    }
+
+    public Template createTemplate(ClassLoader parentLoader, Reader reader)
+        throws CompilationFailedException, IOException
+    {
         SimpleTemplate template = new SimpleTemplate();
-        GroovyShell shell = new GroovyShell();
+        GroovyShell shell = new GroovyShell(parentLoader);
         String script = template.parse(reader);
         if (verbose) {
             System.out.println("\n-- script source --");