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April 23, 2013, 6:18 pm Kristy Wettenhall Today Tonight
The Royal Commission into child sexual abuse has recently began and a priest has accused the Victorian Archdiocese of a cover-up.
It’s the Royal Commission thousands of child sex abuse victims have wanted for decades – a chance to finally expose the truth through investigating institutions like the Catholic Church.
But one man fears criminal clergy will carry on undetected, claiming the Victorian Archdiocese is determined to keep its sordid secrets buried.
Victor Buhagiar has recently quit his post as a Catholic priest, walking away from the faith after 12 years leading parishes across Victoria.
Buhagiar claims it has became impossible to continue after he found out the Church was deleting records relating to child sexual abuse.
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