Church Got It Wrong: Bishop

By Michael Mckenna
The Australian
February 13, 2014

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/church-got-it-wrong-bishop/story-fn59niix-1226825130933#mm-premium

THE former head of the Catholic body handling child abuse allegations has conceded church officials had no right to launch investigations into complaints against clergy before going to police. Bishop William Morris, the former co-chairman of the National Committee for Professional Standards, said the church’s decades-long practice under its ``Towards Healing’’ protocols to test allegations internally had often hurt the victims and damaged the prospects of a thorough investigation.