Nothing perverted Catholic church priests have done shocks me anymore

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3AW

Posted by: Derryn Hinch | 9 November, 2012

The following is an edited version of what was broadcast on 3AW on 9th November, 2012.

The man’s name has been omitted from this editorial for legal reasons, as he cannot be named in New South Wales.

The worst thing about the sickening headlines in the newspapers this morning – and what we saw in television last night – is that none of it shocks some of us anymore.

Nothing that perverted Catholic priests do shock me anymore. Nothing Church leaders have done, and apparently keep doing, shocks me anymore. It angers me, frustrates me, pisses me off, but it doesn’t shock me anymore.

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