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Geelong Advertiser
Danny Lannen | May 29th, 2013
VICTORIA’S parliamentary inquiry into institutional child abuse has concluded, with the Catholic Church remaining more concerned about fixing a situation than fixing people, according to Geelong priest Father Kevin Dillon.
The St Mary’s parish priest said testimony by Catholic Cardinal George Pell at the final inquiry hearing “wasn’t a step backwards” but didn’t reach out enough in practical terms.
Cardinal Pell expressed full apology and absolute sorrow for past abuses and said fear of scandal led to cover-up by the church.
Fr Dillon, who attended the hearing in support of Geelong abuse victims, said religious leaders remained ignorant.
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