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6 December 2017

Catholic bishop cared little for children and left them in danger, royal commission finds

Ballarat’s Ronald Mulkearns knew or strongly suspected paedophile priest was sexually abusing children and did nothing, report says,
Children were sexually abused over many decades by notorious paedophile priests within the diocese of Ballarat largely because the bishop at the time, Ronald Mulkearns, had little concern for children, deliberately left them in danger, and failed to investigate or report offenders to police.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/06/catholic-bishop-cared-little-for-children-and-left-them-in-danger-royal-commission-finds