Australian church admits to 600 child abuse
cases
Sunday September 23, 2012 08:31:03 PM,
RIA Novosti
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Moscow: Australia's Roman Catholic Church has confirmed 620 children have
been sexually abused by its priests since the 1930s in the state
of Victoria. Campaigners, however, put the figure at 10,000
between 1960s to the 1980s only.
The Catholic Church of Victoria's admission came in a submission
to a state parliamentary inquiry into the handling of child abuse
cases by religious and other organisations after suicides of
dozens of people abused by clergy, ABC reported Sunday.
Most of the abuse cases took place between the 1960s and the
1980s, with another 45 cases being investigated. Campaigners,
however, say the real figure could be up to 10,000 victims in
Victoria alone.
In the submission, the Catholic Church said it committed to fully
cooperate with the inquiry and to not "disguising, diminishing or
avoiding the actions of those who have betrayed a sacred trust".
Father Shane Mackinlay of the Ballarat Diocese admitted the church
had its "head in the sand" for a long time.
He added that there had been a history of resistance to face the
truth about "shocking abuse" that happened within the church, both
by the clergy and in the wider community.
Child abuse by Roman Catholic priests has been a top issue in
Australia in recent years.
During his visit to Australia in July 2008, Pope Benedict XVI made
a public apology for the abuse.
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