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Source: AAP
A priest has told a Victorian inquiry there is extraordinary denial within the Catholic Church hierarchy about sexual abuse.
The Catholic Church is in extraordinary denial over child sex abuse and its absolute mess of a system for dealing with victims has lost all credibility, a priest says.
Geelong-based priest Father Kevin Dillon says the church lacks accountability, is more interested in protecting its name and assets and needs to overhaul the way it deals with abuse victims.
The church hierarchy has been in denial on the issue of sexual abuse, Fr Dillon told a Victorian parliamentary inquiry into sexual abuse within religious organisations during a hearing in Geelong on Friday.
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