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Catholic Archbishop says sorry to victims of sexual abuse at hands of those within church
PERTH’S Catholic archbishop has issued an unreserved apology to the victims of sexual abuse at the hands of those within the church.
And as the child abuse Royal Commission began its investigations into the Catholic Church, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe also revealed he was considering appointing staff to specifically to maintain the safety of children in Perth.
Today the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses into Child Sexual Abuse began public hearings into the Catholic Church’s internal process for handling allegations.
In response, Archbishop Costelloe admitted the church had been responsible for “too many failures, too many betrayals, and too many damaged lives.
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