During George Pell's rise from being a priest to a cardinal, one of his
supporters has been Melbourne priest John Walshe. The Melbourne Catholic
archdiocese has confirmed that in 2012 it paid a $75,000 settlement
(the maximum amount available) to a former student (John Roach) who has
alleged that, when he 18, he was sexually targeted by Father Walshe.
Melbourne's Archbishop Denis Hart gave a written apology to John Roach for the "wrongs and hurt" he suffered at the hands of Father Walshe. Now, a number of Father Walshe's parishioners in Melbourne want Father Walshe removed from their parish. This Broken Rites article is based partly on evidence given by Father Walshe to Australia's national child-abuse Royal Commission, including a claim by Father Walshe that he supports the policy of priestly celibacy.
http://www.brokenrites.org.au/drupal/node/386
Melbourne's Archbishop Denis Hart gave a written apology to John Roach for the "wrongs and hurt" he suffered at the hands of Father Walshe. Now, a number of Father Walshe's parishioners in Melbourne want Father Walshe removed from their parish. This Broken Rites article is based partly on evidence given by Father Walshe to Australia's national child-abuse Royal Commission, including a claim by Father Walshe that he supports the policy of priestly celibacy.
http://www.brokenrites.org.au/drupal/node/386
