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22 February 2016

Abuse survivors fear bishop ‘could take secrets to grave’

A former Ballarat bishop's forthcoming evidence about what the Catholic Church knew about paedophile priests could be a "game changer", according to a victims' group.
But others fear Ronald Mulkearns, who has terminal cancer and been given only months to live, may end up taking his secrets to his grave.  The former bishop has been scheduled to give his long-awaited evidence to the child sex abuse royal commission this week when hearings begin again in Ballarat on Monday.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ballarat-bishop-could-take-secrets-to-grave-20160221-gmzmi4