The Catholic Church vigorously fought a legal claim from a sexual
abuse victim to discourage other potential claimants from mounting their
own litigations, according to a report released by a royal commission
on Wednesday.
A report into how the Catholic Church dealt with John Ellis's complaint of horrific abuse at the hands of a priest found serious flaws in the church's response. It found that former Sydney archbishop Cardinal George Pell's edict to church lawyers to not accept that Mr Ellis had been abused by Father Aidan Duggan was based on incorrect information.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/royal-commission-into-abuse-criticises-catholic-church-response-20150211-13boqz.html
A report into how the Catholic Church dealt with John Ellis's complaint of horrific abuse at the hands of a priest found serious flaws in the church's response. It found that former Sydney archbishop Cardinal George Pell's edict to church lawyers to not accept that Mr Ellis had been abused by Father Aidan Duggan was based on incorrect information.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/royal-commission-into-abuse-criticises-catholic-church-response-20150211-13boqz.html