A survivor of sexual abuse at the hands of the Diocese of
Ballarat has called for a complete overhaul of the Catholic Church’s
canon law, amid claims clergy repeatedly misused it to conceal and
excuse alleged child sex abuse.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is investigating the conflict between canon and civil law as it examines secrecy within the church’s hierarchy.
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/4457353/laws-misused-to-hide-abuse-inquiry-hears/
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is investigating the conflict between canon and civil law as it examines secrecy within the church’s hierarchy.
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/4457353/laws-misused-to-hide-abuse-inquiry-hears/