Catholics Slam Response to Abuse

By Dan Box
The Australian
October 28, 2013

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/in-depth/catholics-slam-response-to-abuse/story-fngburq5-1226747873381#

MORE than half of Catholics who attend mass believe the response of their church's leadership to cases of child sex abuse by clergy has been inadequate and shows a complete failure of responsibility.

New research from a survey of about 2800 churchgoers in more than 200 parishes across the nation also shows that almost half say that the scandal has damaged their confidence in church authorities.