Dr Ciara Kelly: Church must reform and atone for its many sins

Last week Australian courts convicted Archbishop Philip Wilson of concealing clerical child abuse in 1970s Australia. He's the most senior church official to be convicted of the crime anywhere. His defence tried to get the case thrown out, citing the 67-year-old's Alzheimer's disease and lack of recollection. But the court rejected this, saying victims were credible when they recounted conversations they'd had with the then younger priest. One victim described how he was told by Wilson, that he "was lying" and should go away and say some Hail Marys.

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