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8 December 2015

Ex-archbishop feared Rome's reach: inquiry

Ex-archbishop feared Rome's reach: inquiry A former Melbourne archbishop feared the reach of Roman canon law and being left with egg on his face if the Vatican overturned a priest's removal, the child abuse royal commission has heard.
The commission has heard Archbishop Frank Little failed to remove a number of pedophile priests, which former vicar-general and auxiliary bishop Hilton Deakin believes was partly due to his fears about Rome.

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