AUSTRALIA
Herald Sun
THE Catholic Church has admitted it failed victims of sexual abuse, and says it has upheld 620 cases of criminal child abuse by clergy in the past 16 years.
Four Victorian dioceses combined to make a submission to a State Government inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other non-government organisations.
Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne Denis Hart said in a statement the submission, titled Facing the Truth, was open about the church’s failings.
“In Facing the Truth we have been open about the horrific abuse that has occurred in Victoria and elsewhere,” he said.
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