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Australian church admits to 600 child abuse cases

Sunday September 23, 2012 08:31:03 PM, RIA Novosti

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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