The Catholic Church has spent millions of dollars providing pensions,
housing, and private medical insurance to convicted paedophile priests
despite branding them "evil" and having most defrocked.
The Melbourne archdiocese alone is still financially supporting six former priests who have been convicted for committing sex crimes against children. Parishioners have unwittingly been partly funding the assistance through their donations into church collection plates, which they believed went towards the local church or fundraising for retired priests.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/catholic-church-spent-millions-providing-for-paedophile-priests-20160109-gm2f4z.html
The Melbourne archdiocese alone is still financially supporting six former priests who have been convicted for committing sex crimes against children. Parishioners have unwittingly been partly funding the assistance through their donations into church collection plates, which they believed went towards the local church or fundraising for retired priests.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/catholic-church-spent-millions-providing-for-paedophile-priests-20160109-gm2f4z.html