Pell faces more claims at abuse inquiry

A former altar boy has told an inquiry he overheard Cardinal George Pell say a Victorian priest was abusing boys again.
Witness BWE told the child abuse royal commission he heard Cardinal Pell, then a Ballarat priest, tell Fr Frank Madden in September 1983: 'I think Gerry's been rooting boys again.' The reference is to Gerald Francis Ridsdale, who has been jailed for child sex offences against 53 victims and who is the subject of 78 abuse claims to the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat.

http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2015/12/07/pell-concerned-about-abuse-victim--priest.html 

Victoria Police admits 'Catholic mafia' covered up allegations of abuse

More than four decades after former Mildura police officer Denis Ryan was stopped from investigating allegations of child sexual abuse by a Catholic priest, Victoria Police has admitted a conspiracy to cover up the crimes went right to the top.

Mr Ryan detailed to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse how his attempt to investigate allegations against Monsignor John Day in the 1970s was thwarted by what he describes as a "Catholic mafia" within the force.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-08/victoria-police-covered-up-allegations-of-abuse-inquiry-told/7010442 

Confirmed: Priest who sexually abused Duterte also had same cases in US

On Tue, Dec 8, the Jesuit congregation confirmed that the priest who allegedly fondled Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte when he was a teenager was also accused of child abuse in the US.
In an interview with radio dzMM, Society of Jesus spokesperson Fr. Nono Alfonso, Jr. said they have verified the records of the late Fr. Mark Falvey, SJ, whom Duterte named as his abuser.

http://manila.coconuts.co/2015/12/08/confirmed-priest-who-sexually-abused-duterte-also-had-same-cases-us 

Bathurst Diocese case over clergy abuse goes into final arguments

Lawyers for the Bathurst Catholic Diocese and Aviva Insurance are now preparing their closing arguments after spending the last five days arguing over compensation for abuse victims.
The Diocese of Bathurst filed a civil lawsuit against Aviva Insurance to help recover more than $7 million it paid out to victims of sexual abuse.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/bathurst-diocese-lawsuit-aviva-abuse-1.3355736 

If Catholic Church is serious about its response to child sex abuse it must remove George Pell

IF the Catholic Church is serious about its response to child sex abuse, then it must get rid of Cardinal George Pell.
Pell is expected in Australia this month to face the child sexual abuse royal commission. His presence here is a start, but it isn’t enough. Nothing less than the defrocking of Australia’s most senior church member will indicate the church is a fully reformed beast.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/susie-obrien/if-catholic-church-is-serious-about-its-response-to-child-sex-abuse-it-must-remove-george-pell/news-story/57f1592d762c845263a15ab9b3c9ddc0 

Cardinal George Pell told priest that Gerald Ridsdale was 'rooting boys again',

Cardinal George Pell was overheard in the 1980s discussing the sexual abuse of boys at the hands of convicted paedophile Gerald Ridsdale, a royal commission has been told.

The explosive allegations about what Australia's most senior Catholic knew of abuse by priests in the Ballarat diocese before he became the Archbishop of Melbourne were aired at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-07/cardinal-george-pells-lawyer-questions-abuse-victims-testimony/7006512 

Equal Opportunity Commissioner dismayed by prevalence of sexual harassment

Victoria's Equal Opportunity Commissioner has handed down a report into sexual harassment within the police force.  But Kate Jenkins told Neil Mitchell there is cause for optimism that things will change.
"The research says 40% of women have experienced sexual harassment," Ms Jenkins said on Wednesday. Ms Jenkins said it is "dismaying" how common it is for women to be harassed, devalued, and treated in a sexist manner.

http://www.3aw.com.au/radio/equal-opportunity-commissioner-dismayed-by-prevalence-of-sexual-harassment-20151208-glixpt 

Sly on sexual abuse and cover-up in Victoria Police

A damning report has found a culture of sexual harassment, abuse and cover-up within Victoria's police force. The confidential survey contains reports of female officers being sexually abused by senior officers, sometimes at police stations and in police cars.
Many victims have had suicidal thoughts and most are too frightened to come forward. Forty per cent of respondents say they have been victims of sexual harassment.

http://www.3aw.com.au/news/sly-on-sexual-abuse-and-coverup-in-victoria-police-20151208-gliv75.html

Abuse victim David Ridsdale claims Cardinal George Pell urged him to keep quiet in phone conversation

CARDINAL George Pell is ­alleged to have told a fellow cleric that notorious paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale was “r--ting boys again”, according to contested evidence before the royal commission.
In 1983, the then rising priest in the Catholic Church was allegedly overheard making the comment to Father Frank Madden at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Ballarat a decade before Ridsdale was first charged.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/abuse-victim-david-ridsdale-claims-cardinal-george-pell-urged-him-to-keep-quiet-in-phone-conversation/news-story/868622e6fdcf89815fcd3ccc66284dd1 

Bishop of San Salvador Suspended for Sexual Abuse

Bishop Jesús Delgado, third in line from the Archbishop of El Salvador and the leader of the effort to canonize the martyr Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, has been suspended from all his functions in the Catholic Church after confessing to having sexually abused a nine-year-old girl.
While the Catholic Church confirmed the news, it has not given details of the case. According to Salvadoran law, sexual abuse of minors including inappropriate touching and acts of sexual violation of a non-carnal nature are punishable by incarceration for eight to ten years.

http://www.cipamericas.org/archives/17769 

Pell angry' after hearing abuse claim

Cardinal George Pell became angry at a boy who told him his brother had been beaten and sexually abused by a Christian Brother, an inquiry has heard.
Witness BWF went to see Cardinal Pell, then a Ballarat priest, after finding out his brother BWG had been molested by Brother Edward Dowlan at Ballarat's St Patrick's College in 1973, the child abuse royal commission heard.

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/12/08/03/33/vic-abuse-inquiry-hears-more-pell-claims 

Insurance company says Bathurst diocese knew of abuse by priests

Lawyers for Aviva Insurance are arguing its policies do not cover sexual abuse by priests within the Catholic Diocese of Bathurst. The diocese has filed a civil lawsuit against the insurer to help it recoup more than $7-million it paid out to victims of sexual abuse.
"Clearly there is no coverage," said Aviva's lawyer Charles LeBlond in his opening statement Monday in a Moncton courtroom. "There is no coverage for criminal activity."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/bathurst-diocese-sexual-abuse-priests-1.3354341 

Bishop accused of protecting paedophile priests refuses to appear at inquiry

makes me thing that there are more lies to this priest... if he has nothing to hide... why not go and face up to the Commission of Inquiry Now... and then he will be able to meet... with his maker... IN PEACE... THE TRUTH WILL SET HIM FREE...  Ann

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Bishop Ronald Mulkearns​ is set to again evade questioning over his role as an alleged protector of paedophile priests, with the former Ballarat Bishop expected to shun a royal commission hearing despite being compelled to appear as a witness.
The testimony of Bishop Mulkearns, and the second grilling of Cardinal George Pell, shaped as a crucial piece of the final weeks of the commission's hearings into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/bishop-accused-of-protecting-paedophile-priests-refuses-to-appear-at-inquiry-20151204-glfyh0.html