AUSTRALIA
ABC – Lateline

[with video]

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcast: 26/02/2013

Reporter: Emma Alberici

Former monk and priest, and now advocate for victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, Patrick J Wall, says sexual abuse of children has been part of the culture of the Catholic Church as far back as 60 AD and despite constant attempts by the Popes to curtain the problem, it has never been snuffed out.

Transcript
EMMA ALBERICI, PRESENTER: Just a short time ago we were joined from Irvine, south of Los Angeles, by Patrick J Wall, a former priest and monk who is now a lawyer and an advocate for victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Patrick Wall, welcome to Lateline.

PATRICK J WALL, ADVOCATE FOR SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS: Thank you.

EMMA ALBERICI: Now you are a former member of the Roman Catholic clergy. Can you tell us…