AUSTRALIA
The Age
Rachel Browne
A newly established national oversight body for the Catholic church will have the power to publicly name dioceses or religious orders which fail to meet its robust standards, a royal commission has heard.
The inquiry was told the new body, Catholic Professional Standards (CPS) Ltd, will also give bishops the authority to penalise priests who do not to comply with the new benchmarks.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse heard that the body, formed late last year, would set, enforce and audit new standards on the protection of children and vulnerable people.
Neville Owen, the chairman of the Catholic church’s Truth, Justice and Healing Council, told the hearing CPS would publicly name the dioceses and orders which failed to comply.
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