AUSTRALIA
ABC News
[with video]
Updated July 09, 2012
After 4 Corners uncovered evidence that leaders of the Catholic Church in Australia knew about incidents of abuse, Auxillary Bishop Julian Porteous responded from the pulpit.
Adam Harvey
Transcript
LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: The aftershocks from the latest sex abuse scandal continue to shake the Catholic Church. Archbishop George Pell is under growing pressure over conflicting accounts senior clergy have given about the confessions of the priest known as Father F.
Tonight another victim has come forward to 7.30 to describe the abuse he endured at the hands of the disgraced former priest.
Adam Harvey reports the man’s family reported the matter to the Church hierarchy, but nothing was done.
ADAM HARVEY, REPORTER: The spiritual heart of Sydney’s Catholic community, St Mary’s Cathedral. It’s Sunday mass and the pews are full. If ever the spirits of the faithful needed lifting, it’s now.
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