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6 February 2017

Australian Catholic Church warns congregation ahead of final 'grim' royal commission hearing

Catholic Church leaders throughout Australia are warning church-goers and school parents about the release of data on Monday at the child sex abuse royal commission, describing it as an "horrific portrait of appalling abuse".
Archbishop of Brisbane Mark Coleridge was so concerned about the impact of the statistics relating to the extent of reported abuse within the Catholic Church, he emailed a video message to tens of thousands of Catholic school parents.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-03/australian-catholic-church-warns-congregation-ahead-of-grim-data/8240128