UNITED KINGDOM
Catholic Herald

by Madeleine Teahan
posted Tuesday, 1 Dec 2015

The Catholic Church has welcomed the launch of an independent inquiry into child sex abuse in England and Wales and will also set up a council to assist with inquiries.

The national inquiry will examine 12 different institutions and locations, including the Anglican Church, Rochdale Council and Westminster and will be chaired by Judge Lowell Goddard.

Baroness Nuala O’Loan will chair the Church council assisting the national inquiry, with other representatives from the Catholics Bishops’ Conference and the Conference of Religious.

Baroness O’Loan said: “The role of the council is to facilitate and ensure the proper response to the Enquiry, which has the Church’s full support. We look forward to hearing their specific requests and will ensure full co-operation with their deliberations.”

The 12 establishments which will be investigated are Lambeth Council; Nottinghamshire councils; Rochdale Council;…