AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
July 17, 2012
Leesha McKenny
Urban Affairs Reporter
The Catholic Church has appointed a former Federal Court judge to head an inquiry into its handling of a NSW priest who admitted to sexually abusing boys as young as 10.
Antony Whitlam, QC, the son of former prime minister Gough Whitlam, and a former federal Labor politician, was appointed to lead the independent inquiry jointly commissioned by Bishop of Armidale, Michael Kennedy, and the Bishop of Parramatta, Anthony Fisher.
A joint statement from the two senior clergymen did not outline the terms of reference of the inquiry, other than that it would look at “the processes related to the management of ‘Father F’ who has been the subject of media reports in relation to allegations of abuse of children”.
“Further details of the inquiry process will be developed in consultation with Mr Whitlam QC,” it said.
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