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22 July 2015

Church 'in denial' over sex abuse

An organisation representing male survivors of sexual abuse including some abused by priests, says the Catholic Church in New Zealand, like other countries, is still in denial.
In a scathing report on the Vatican's policies, the United Nations' watchdog for children's rights says Church officials imposed a code of silence on clerics and moved abusers from parish to parish in an attempt to cover up such crimes.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/235430/church-%27in-denial%27-over-sex-abuse