Catholic church officials were strongly opposed to the
ordination of a priest who was later accused of molesting children and
who was repeatedly transferred despite concerns from clergy and
parishioners, a royal commission has heard.
The Royal Commission
into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is investigating how
Catholic church authorities at Parramatta, in Sydney's west, and
Armidale, in northern New South Wales, handled allegations of abuse by
the former priest John Joseph Farrell.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-12/child-abuse-royal-commission-investigations-john-joseph-farrell/7837096