A Catholic bishop has been accused of being untruthful to a royal
commission in order to protect himself and the church from criticism
over their handling of child sexual abuse allegations against clergy.
Brisbane's auxiliary bishop Brian Finnigan, formerly a secretary and adviser to former Bishop of Ballarat Ronald Mulkearns, has been grilled for almost two days about his knowledge of allegations against serial child sex offenders, including disgraced priest Gerald Ridsdale.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/bishop-accused-of-not-being-candid-lacking-compassion-in-testimony-to-royal-commission-20151214-glnd66.html
Brisbane's auxiliary bishop Brian Finnigan, formerly a secretary and adviser to former Bishop of Ballarat Ronald Mulkearns, has been grilled for almost two days about his knowledge of allegations against serial child sex offenders, including disgraced priest Gerald Ridsdale.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/bishop-accused-of-not-being-candid-lacking-compassion-in-testimony-to-royal-commission-20151214-glnd66.html