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WIDER ABUSE PROBLEM: ADVOCATES
Sexual abuse charges laid against Australia’s highest-ranked
Catholic have grabbed headlines worldwide, but survivors say
Ballarat must stay committed to the wider issue. Police were
tight-lipped about details of the historical abuse charges
against Ballarat’s Cardinal George Pell and maintained court
proceedings must be allowed to proceed unhindered. Cardinal
Pell, who vehemently protests his innocence, released a
statement within hours saying he welcomed his day in court
and would return to Australia for the hearing. Cardinal Pell in Rome and
St Alipius Presbytery where
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