AUSTRALIA
Courier Mail
AAP
VICTORIAN church leaders have acknowledged victims of abuse and urged the community to open their hearts to others while celebrating Christmas.
Melbourne Catholic Archbishop Denis Hart says people must remember victims of violence, those abused by clergy and the thousands left devastated by natural disasters, such as in the Philippines.
In his Christmas message he says the community’s response to such tragedies must always be of compassion, action and solidarity.
“We are also a church touched by grief, especially when we see innocent people suffer,” he said.
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