UNITED KINGDOM/AUSTRALIA
The Australian
Julian Drape, AAP London Correspondent
From: AAP
February 28, 2013
ONE of the harshest critics of outgoing Pope Benedict XVI says his replacement could learn valuable lessons from Australia’s royal commission into child sexual abuse.
Australian human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson hopes the commission will propose children not be confirmed in any religion until they turn 14.
And he thinks the new pope could embrace such a change.
Speaking on the eve of Benedict’s resignation Mr Robertson said Joseph Ratzinger would be remembered for ignoring the abuse of over 100,000 young children.
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