AUSTRALIA
The Australian
Dan Box, Justine Ferrari
From:The Australian
November 13, 2012
CATHOLIC archbishops last night supported the decision to set up a royal commission into institutional child abuse, but denied the existence of systemic sexual abuse within their church.
“Sexual abuse is not confined to the Catholic Church. Tragically, it occurs in families, churches, community groups, schools and other organisations,” said a statement agreed by the archbishops.
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