Statement from Acbc President Archbishop Mark Coleridge on Archbishop Wilson’s Decision to Stand Aside

By Mark Coleridge
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
May 23, 2018

http://www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/__files/f/26612/Statement%20on%20Archbishop%20Wilson%20Standing%20Aside.pdf

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Archbishop Philip Wilson has today decided to stand down as Archbishop of Adelaide, following yesterday’s verdict in a New South Wales court. We, his brother bishops, believe Archbishop Wilson’s decision, though difficult, was appropriate under the circumstances.

Our prayers are with all those who have felt the impact of this long legal process, including the survivors who shared their stories, as well as with the Archdiocese of Adelaide and with Archbishop Wilson himself.