AUSTRALIA
Sky News
An independent company will “name and shame” Catholic Church entities that fail to adhere to new national standards to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Catholic Professional Standards Ltd will hold the Catholic Church in Australia accountable as the church seeks to rebuild the trust destroyed by its handling of the widespread sexual abuse of children by priests and other clergy.
Among the church’s many failures has been the lack of a whole system of accountability and clear, consistent and comprehensive national standards, Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge says.
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