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	Retired Priest Supports Payout Plan ABC [Australia] May 17, 2006 http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1640187.htm A retired Anglican priest has welcomed moves to cut millions of dollars from the budget of the Anglican Church in South Australia to fund a $4 million payout to sexual abuse victims. Thirty-six people who were allegedly abused by Anglican youth worker Robert Brandenburg are close to settling a class action against the church. The retired priest, Andrew King, was a vocal critic of the church's handling of sex abuse complaints under former archbishop Ian George. He says the settlement will bring some closure for the victims. "I think it is the cost the church has to pay," he said. "I think that the church has known that now for the last couple of years that it couldn't escape from this without some reasonable pain. "I think the pain will come at a personal level for some people, in that what they've worked for and loved and cherished has to go."
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