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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

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Abuse among the clergy of the Catholic church is amazing but what is the sick thing is the way the Catholic church goes about protecting these filthy priests.

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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

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Pell denies sex abuse claims

CARDINAL George Pell has denied claims he sexually abused children, as police investigate a series of allegations against him. Ref. Source 9v.

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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.

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Cardinal Pell returns to Australia. CARDINAL George Pell is back in Australia to face historical sexual abuse charges in Melbourne at the end of the month. Source 4y.

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George Pell removed from Vatican council. Australian Cardinal George Pell and two other cardinals have been removed from a Vatican council tasked with reforming the Catholic Church. Source 3h.

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Dad cops furious text over daughter’s outfit. A young woman has shared the outraged texts her dad received after she had a photo taken in front of a church while “showing her legs”. Source 2v.