AUSTRALIA
The Guardian
Australian Associated Press
theguardian.com, Thursday 18 September 2014
The newly appointed Catholic archbishop of Sydney is “committed to playing a leading role in regaining the confidence of the community and of our own members” after the clerical sex abuse scandal.
Pope Francis on Thursday appointed bishop of Parramatta Anthony Fisher to succeed Cardinal George Pell, who left the position in February to become the Vatican’s finance chief in Rome.
Fisher, who is expected to follow Pell’s orthodox approach, said he was determined to do everything he could to make sure the abuse didn’t happen again.
“There can be no more excuses, no more cover-ups and the victims have to be put first,” he said.
“The Catholic church in Australia is going through a period of public scrutiny and self-examination.
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