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	Church Has Erred over Abuse Case Courier Mail April 19, 2008 http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23561540-13360,00.html IN a week when Pope Benedict has vowed to exclude pedophiles from the ministry, we learn the Baptist Church in Queensland has restored to the ministry a man who destroyed evidence in a sexual abuse case. The Pope has expressed his shame over sexual abuse within the Catholic Church; the Baptist Church has decided it is appropriate for Douglas Ensbey to return to the ministry after a period of suspension and counselling for shredding a diary detailing a teenage girl's sexual abuse by a married church member. Mr Ensbey not only broke the law but abused his trust. He has also been given back his Blue Card. The scenario is unacceptable.
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