Cardinal George Pell
and the Sydney archdiocese fought a legal claim by an abuse victim,
John Ellis, to discourage others from attempting the same, the royal
commission has found. It also confirmed the Catholic church repeatedly
failed in its dealings with victims of child sexual abuse at the hands
of clergy.
In reports released on Wednesday the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse examined the Catholic church’s widely condemned Towards Healing program in dealing with four people, and the handling of complaints by Ellis. All matters had been examined in public hearings over the past two years,
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/feb/11/catholic-church-fought-sex-abuse-victims-claims-to-deter-others-inquiry-finds
In reports released on Wednesday the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse examined the Catholic church’s widely condemned Towards Healing program in dealing with four people, and the handling of complaints by Ellis. All matters had been examined in public hearings over the past two years,
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/feb/11/catholic-church-fought-sex-abuse-victims-claims-to-deter-others-inquiry-finds