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RONALD Mulkearns was known as the “keeper of secrets”.
The disgraced bishop was blamed for allowing paedophile priests in Victoria to move around the state and continue working, turning a blind eye to their actions and the victims of their abuse.
Bishop Mulkearns died in April and now it has been revealed his $2.1 million estate has been given to the Ballarat Diocese, which has become a controversial area due to the traumatic abuse that took place there. There have been more than 100 claims of child abuse within the diocese since 1980.
The Herald Sun reports Bishop Mulkearns said the money he left when he died was to be used by the current bishop of Ballarat for the benefit of the diocese “at his absolute discretion”.
Ballarat child abuse victims believe Bishop Mulkearns’ dying wish is a slap in the face.
“His assets should be distributed to victims whose lives have been destroyed and damaged by his actions,” Ballarat abuse survivor Andrew Collins told the Herald Sun.
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