AUSTRALIA
SBS
27 MAY 2013, 8:20 PM – SOURCE: AAP
Victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church are disappointed with Cardinal George Pell’s response to their plight, says Father Kevin Dillon.
Outspoken Victorian priest Father Kevin Dillon says the victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church remain disappointed after Cardinal George Pell said he was sorry for their suffering.
Fr Dillon said church officials “still don’t get it” and have failed to introduce practical measures that meet the needs of victims.
“If we had been doing things well then why do we have so many dissatisfied victims?” Fr Dillon told AAP.
Cardinal Pell, Australia’s most senior Catholic, told a Victorian parliamentary inquiry on Monday that fear of scandal led to the church covering up sexual abuse by priests.
Fr Dillon said courageous victims had come forward to acknowledge what had happened to them but they had never been asked what the church could do for them.
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