THE Australian Catholic Church will release its response to the child abuse royal commission on Friday as Pope Francis struggles to control internal and external challenges over his handling of the global child sexual abuse crisis.
The Australian report could generate even more controversy for the Pope because of responses to royal commission recommendations on some of the Catholic Church’s most controversial, but core, beliefs and laws. They include mandatory celibacy, secrecy provisions applying to child sexual abuse allegations and disciplinary proceedings, and breaching the seal of confession for abuse allegations.
https://www.theherald.com.au/story/5617886/australian-catholic-church-to-release-child-abuse-report-as-pope-francis-struggles/
https://www.theherald.com.au/story/5617886/australian-catholic-church-to-release-child-abuse-report-as-pope-francis-struggles/
