Church Still in Denial about Child Sex Abuse

Herald Sun
November 13, 2012

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/church-still-in-denial-about-child-sex-abuse/story-fn56aaiq-1226515442848

WHY is the Catholic Church continuing to protect and forgive paedophiles?

That is the only way to interpret the church's desire to allow allegations of abuse made in the confessional to be exempt from mandatory reporting to police. Bowing to public pressure, the church has agreed with mandatory reporting of child abuse by priests and church officials. That is long overdue.