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Catholic Church's response to child abuse Royal Commission set for release

By Sarah Sedghi
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
August 04, 2018

http://www.abc.net.au/radio/sydney/programs/am/catholic-churchs-response-to-royal-commission-set-for-release/10073472

[with audio]

[AUDIO: Features interview with Brisbane archbishop Mark Coleridge, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference]

The Catholic Church will release its highly anticipated response to the child abuse Royal Commission by the end of the month.

The response has been months in the making and was discussed at a special meeting in Melbourne this week.

Church leaders say it's a significant step in the reform process.

But they have ruled out accepting one of the Royal Commission's recommendations: for priests to break the seal of the confessional to report allegations of sexual abuse against children.

 




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