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Friday, February 15, 2013
A Catholic priest says the church has a culture of denial and asset protection in dealing with victims of sexual abuse.
Geelong-based priest Father Kevin Dillon has told the Victorian parliamentary committee into sexual abuse within religious organisations that there is ‘extraordinary denial’ within the church hierarchy about sexual abuse.
‘I think of the riding instructions to protect the church’s good name … (and) protect their assets,’ he told the inquiry on Friday.
‘I think often the church works with a lack of accountability.’
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