SOUTH AFRICA
IOL
Fatima Schroeder
October 03 2005 at 03:00AM
The Catholic Church, speaking after a retired priest and school chaplain pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting young boys, has condemned the sexual abuse of minors by members of its staff.
"Sexual abuse of minors devastates those who have suffered it and it harms the trust the faithful have in their priests," Archbishop Lawrence Henry of the archdiocese of Cape Town said.
"Such abuse cannot and will not be tolerated and, to this end, we again commit ourselves to appropriate discipline with regard to perpetrators and to provide appropriate assistance and support for the victims and their families."