ULTIMO (AUSTRALIA)
ABC
May 24, 2018
By Camron Slessor
A letter from the Archbishop of Adelaide, who has been convicted of covering up child sexual abuse, has asked families to “please continue to pray” for him.
The closing line was sent in a letter written by Philip Wilson which was sent out to children and parents across Adelaide following his decision to step down from his duties as Archbishop earlier this week.
Wilson is facing up to two years in jail for covering up child sexual abuse — after being found guilty by a New South Wales court in a landmark ruling earlier this week.
The 67-year-old was accused of covering up abuse by priest Jim Fletcher in the NSW Hunter Region in the 1970s.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide released a statement on Friday announcing that Adelaide Vicar General Father Philip Marshall will take responsibility for the affairs of the Catholic Archdiocese in Wilson’s absence.
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