AUSTRALIA
Canberra Times
November 13, 2012
David Ellery
Victims of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church and their families have paid a “devastating” price for misconduct by some clergy and church workers, according to the former Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Francis Carroll.
Bishop Carroll, who held the See from 1983 to 2006, said the actions of a relatively small number of people had also damaged the church and seriously undermined the morale of many other members of the clergy.
“I can personally attest that many good clergy are horrified by what has occurred,” he said.
Bishop Carroll, who now lives in Wagga Wagga, but maintains close ties with his former diocese, has welcomed Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement of a royal commission into sex abuse – as long as it is thorough.
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