AUSTRALIA
The Australian
AAP
February 17, 2013
CATHOLIC Bishops in NSW have signed a letter urging parishioners and clergy not to bury their heads in the sand ahead of the royal commission into child sexual abuse.
In a publication signed by 15 bishops, including the Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal George Pell, parishoners and clergy are urged to reflect upon the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.
“We must not put our heads in the sand about any of this, or try to minimise or explain it away,” the letter published on Sunday states.
“The fact is that our Dioceses have all known cases of child abuse.”
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