Thanks for the Courage of a Police Office

The Australian
November 10, 2012

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/thanks-for-the-courage-of-a-police-officer/story-fn558imw-1226513997780

THERE are few worthy of the title hero, but NSW police officer Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox is certainly a worthy recipient ("Pedophile priest cover-up alleged", 9/11).

Yes, there is something very wrong when you have so many pedophile priests operating with impunity in such a small area for such an extended period of time.

Mr Fox, on behalf of all those who have abandoned the Catholic church in bewilderment and disgust at the systemic abuse and scandalous cover-ups in Catholic parishes and schools, I honour you for your integrity and courage. Let's hope Premier Barry O'Farrell's inquiry demonstrates similar qualities.

Marney Meredith, Singleton, NSW

THE mounting avalanche of accusations against the Catholic church were so overwhelming that an inquiry was inevitable. The enormity of the crimes committed by pedophile priests and the mounting evidence of culpability by church leaders demand the words of St Peter be taken seriously: "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God."

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The victims demand it, our society demands it, and so do all those honest Catholics whose faith in their church as representing the spirit and teachings of Christ has been shaken.