Australian Investigation of the Church Begins

The New York Times reported today that the Catholic Church throughout Australia is now being investigated for covering up child abuse by priests in that country.  The short story can be found at -http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/13/world/asia/australian-prime-minister-orders-sexual-abuse-investigation.html?ref=todayspaper

That nation’s Prime Minister ordered a nationwide investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of children in religious institutions after accusations against priests and claims of a cover-up arose in various parts of that country.

Australia can now be added to the list of many countries including Ireland, Germany, the United States and Canada, among others, where the disease of priests abusing children has been covered up for decades.

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