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24 February 2016

Child sexual abuse: are churches covering up or opening up?

While the royal commission continues its inquiry into historic child sexual abuse, a different story of church openness has been revealed to Parliament.
Recent media coverage of Cardinal George Pell's recall to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has ignited public debate on whether churches are willing to face up to child sexual abuse. Tim Minchin's "musical attack" on Cardinal Pell has been a lightning rod for debate on social media.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/comment/comment-john-mcmillan-on-child-abuse-20160223-gn17jk.html