MALTA
Times of Malta
The Church’s handling of the alleged abuses by Dominican priest Fr Charles Fenech was criticised today by former Curia official Fr Joe Borg.
Writing in The Sunday Times if Malta, he said public outcry following the reporting of yet another story of this kind was understandable.
“What is not understandable is how the Dominican Order – while fully respecting his presumption of innocence – deemed fit to relieve him of his duties only because now the allegations have become public.
“One of the two Response Teams of the Church has been investigating such allegations for the past eight years.
“This is totally unacceptable, nay it is simply scandalous. Such protraction by the Response Team is unfair to the accused, to the alleged victim and to the Church. The Response Team responsible for such delays is perpetrating great injustice to all concerned.”
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