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  Abuse Victim Backs Pope's Pledge

ABC News
April 22, 2010

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/22/2879867.htm

A Hunter Valley victim of clergy abuse says he hopes the Roman Catholic Church's zero tolerance policy of sexual abuse is not just "lip-service".

Pope Benedict has publicly promised that the church will take action to deal with abuse by priests around the world.

Catholic priests in the Hunter Valley are believed to have abused more than 70 children since the 1970s.

Peter Gogarty is one of those victims and says he hopes the Pope's commitment to stamping out abuse leads to real change.

"I think on the face of it, that it's wonderful news and it's the way that the church ought to be approaching this problem. I guess the concern it raises for me is how those words will translate into action," he said.

 
 

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