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A man who says he was molested by George Pell when he was a boy in the 1970s will file a lawsuit against the disgraced cardinal in the Supreme Court in Melbourne, the Herald Sun reports.
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Catholic religious orders around the world have apologised for failing to respond when their priests raped children, acknowledging their family-like communities blinded them to sexual abuse and led to misplaced loyalties.
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The bishop in charge of the Archdiocese of Adelaide says while there has been sadness and anger among the Catholic community following the conviction and subsequent resignation of former Archbishop Philip Wilson, people must remember his contribution to improving child protection systems.
Catholic canon law must not come before the need to protect children, argues minister Rob MacPherson, who revealed his abuse by a church leader under the seal of confession – and suffered as his abuser continued to hold a position of influence in his parish.
The acting head of the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide says South Australian priests, himself included, will ignore new laws requiring them to break the seal of confession if they hear admissions of child abuse offences.
Cardinal George Pell’s lawyers will examine interview footage from the ABC as Australia’s highest-ranking Catholic fights multiple historical sex offence charges in Victoria.
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