The Victorian inquiry into child abuse has now been told, ‘Cardinal George Pell showed a ‘‘sociopathic lack of empathy, typifying the attitude and response of the Catholic hierarchy’’ to parents whose daughters were repeatedly raped by a priest.’
This is interesting, in the light of certain of Pell’s comments over the last few weeks.
Meanwhile, here’s a report in the SMH on the Catholic Church’s treatment clinic for priests with psychosexual problems: ‘Diagnosis was ‘smokescreen’ to hide known paedophiles’.
Callousness, secrecy, coverups
Posted by Secular on November 23, 2012
The Victorian inquiry into child abuse has now been told, ‘Cardinal George Pell showed a ‘‘sociopathic lack of empathy, typifying the attitude and response of the Catholic hierarchy’’ to parents whose daughters were repeatedly raped by a priest.’
This is interesting, in the light of certain of Pell’s comments over the last few weeks.
Meanwhile, here’s a report in the SMH on the Catholic Church’s treatment clinic for priests with psychosexual problems: ‘Diagnosis was ‘smokescreen’ to hide known paedophiles’.
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