A Ballarat bishop buried his head in the sand and didn't think he had to tell police about clergy who sexually abused children, the royal commission has heard.
Convicted Ballarat priest Paul David Ryan says Bishop Ronald Mulkearns knew about him in 1977 but did not revoke his faculties until 1993. "Ryan thought Bishop Mulkearns buried his head in the sand about the sexual abuse issues in the diocese," senior counsel assisting the commission Gail Furness SC said in her opening address.
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Convicted Ballarat priest Paul David Ryan says Bishop Ronald Mulkearns knew about him in 1977 but did not revoke his faculties until 1993. "Ryan thought Bishop Mulkearns buried his head in the sand about the sexual abuse issues in the diocese," senior counsel assisting the commission Gail Furness SC said in her opening address.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/05/18/ballarat-bishop-buried-head-about-abuse-inquiry-hears