A Melbourne archbishop was blinded by loyalty to the priesthood when
he ignored years of complaints from parishioners about a gun-toting
pedophile priest, an inquiry has heard.
Hundreds of complaints about Doveton parish priest Peter Searson went nowhere because then Melbourne archbishop Frank Little did not want to believe it. Monsignor Thomas Doyle told the sex abuse royal commission that Archbishop Little was blinded to reality by his great respect for the priesthood and loyalty to priests.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/11/26/archbishop-denial-about-abuser-priest
Hundreds of complaints about Doveton parish priest Peter Searson went nowhere because then Melbourne archbishop Frank Little did not want to believe it. Monsignor Thomas Doyle told the sex abuse royal commission that Archbishop Little was blinded to reality by his great respect for the priesthood and loyalty to priests.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/11/26/archbishop-denial-about-abuser-priest
