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18 April 2016

Why Did The Catholic Church Cover Up Child Sex-Abuse In Australia?

Denis Hart told Victoria's parliamentary abuse inquiry that the Church takes full responsibility for its actions, but his contrition provided little comfort for abuse victims and their families. Hamish Fitzsimmons reports from Melbourne on Archbishop Hart's long-anticipated appearance.
HAMISH FITZSIMMONS, REPORTER: Much of the focus of this parliamentary inquiry into abuse by organisations has been on the crimes committed by clergy in the Ballarat region of Central Victoria. But the state's most senior Catholic was today addressing the situation in the nation's second largest city.

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