AUSTRALIA
Fraser Coast Chronicle
[M’boro priest would break silence to out child sex abusers]
Father Paul Kelly |
19th Nov 2012
I WRITE to clarify my position in relation to the Catholic sacrament of penance, (reconciliation), or “confession” as it is often called.
1. I am not at odds with my church, nor am I intending to go against my church or go outside of my church.
The issue of sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults is one that is abhorrent to us all. It is an horrendous crime and the article rightly indicated that I and the church I belong to want no part in anything that even unwittingly hides or fosters the continuation of these devastating crimes that have far reaching and unspeakable effects on the lives of its victims.
In the interview, in which I felt I was not getting my thoughts on this at all clear because it is so complex and with many issues, I tried to indicate that confession is for the purpose of allowing those who have done wrong to admit and face the full reality of their wrongdoing in front of God.
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