AUSTRALIA
ABC News
Alison Caldwell
Updated March 29, 2012
Senior clergy in Melbourne’s Catholic Church say there is a groundswell of support in their ranks for an independent inquiry into the handling of sexual abuse complaints.
Among those supporting calls for an independent inquiry is the Archbishop’s adviser on sexual abuse issues.
Father Tony Kerin, the Episcopal Vicar for Justice and Peace in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, says an independent inquiry would be costly but it would help.
Along with several other priests, he has recently been meeting with victims of sexual abuse through a victim’s advocacy group.
“I would say there is growing appreciation among the clergy of the seriousness and significance of this problem of church sexual abuse,” Father Kerin said.
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