Australia: One in 20 priests an abuser, inquiry told:
AT LEAST one in 20 Catholic priests in Melbourne is a child sex abuser, although the real figure is probably one in 15, the state inquiry into the churches' handling of sex abuse was told yesterday. Ref. Source 2
Cardinal apology could signal change
Victim support groups say the Catholic Church could be preparing to acknowledge its involvement in historic child abuse in Australia after Cardinal George Pell apologised to those who "Suffered at the hands" of priests. Ref. Source 5
Australian police charge Vatican cardinal with multiple sex assault offenses, becoming the highest-ranking Catholic official charged in the church's sex abuse scandal. Cardinal George Pell is the highest-ranking Vatican official to ever be charged in the church's long-running sexual abuse scandal. Pell has repeatedly denied all abuse allegations made against him, the Associated Press reported. Ref. USAToday.