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ABC News – The World Today
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By Martin Cuddihy and Stephanie Smail
The Catholic Church has unequivocally apologised for failing to protect its parishioners from the accused paedophile priest known as Father F.
An independent report by former Federal Court judge Antony Whitlam has been scathing of the way the church has dealt with the former priest.
Justice Whitlam levels much of his criticism about the handling of the case at the then-bishop of Armidale, Henry Joseph Kennedy, who has since died.
He describes Bishop Kennedy’s failure to properly investigate as “utterly inexplicable”.
The current Bishop of Armidale has released a pastoral letter accepting his predecessor failed his parish.
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