This follows a public apology by the Bishop of Dunedin, Michael Dooley, for abuse committed by priest Magnus Murray and the late Des Fay.
Bishop Dooley issued an open letter saying revelations in the Otago Daily Times which exposed abuses, and the cover-up of it by the Church, have been "distressing".
"These past few weeks there have been considerable publicity about sexual abuse carried out in our Diocese, by Magnus Murray, a priest who formerly worked in our Diocese, and Des Fay who taught as a Christian Brother in Dunedin," Bishop Michael Dooley wrote in the letter.
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