AUSTRALIA
The Age
November 19, 2012
Benjamin Millar
The Catholic Church in Melbourne has responded to one of the most tumultuous weeks in its history by urging parishioners to maintain the faith.
Sunday’s services, the first since Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a royal commission on child sexual abuse in the church and other institutions, avoided direct references to the upheaval facing the church.
But gospel readings and sermons drew attention to the impending day of judgment, reminding churchgoers of the strength that can be found in faith during testing times.
Archbishop of Melbourne Denis Hart addressed a congregation of about 200 people at St Patrick’s Cathedral in East Melbourne.
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