Australian RCC thinks investigation into abuse is unneeded

[Cormac]

At least it is a different world now; the media exposures of the abuses in the past have made current abuse much less likely...

Not that the hierarchy would see it that way...

Unfortunately, I beg to differ - see the Cloyne Report for recent behaviour.

I was speaking of Oz, and really implying that the unquestioned trust of parents to priests is well and truly a thing of the past...

It was that naive trust that allowed much of the evil to occur...

Wait and see. The point I've been making for ages is that this has been run from the centre. It is still being run from the centre, as indicated by the Cloyne Report. They give superficial support to civil policies and practices, while still adhering in reality to Canon Law and the nudges and winks from the Vatican. Therefore, we can expect the same behaviour in Australia as there has been in Ireland, and everywhere else.

There will be many priests who are horrified by this, but many in charge will think it is perfectly normal. Their primary loyalty is to Ratzinger and the Vatican. All around the world it will be the same.

This guy wants to avoid a public enquiry, because he knows it will lead to a Cloyne type revelation, and damaged relationships with the Australian government, just as has happened in Ireland.

[Cormac]

At least it is a different world now; the media exposures of the abuses in the past have made current abuse much less likely...

Not that the hierarchy would see it that way...

Unfortunately, I beg to differ - see the Cloyne Report for recent behaviour.

I think paedophilia in society in general wont go away much like other crimes the best we can hope for is that institutions are shamed into not letting things be covered up and that the victims are adequately compensated and the best treatment possible is given.

I have a horrible feeling that the catholic church are merely batting down the hatches and waiting till the victims give up and things go back to normal.

With the Catholic Church it isn't a question of "letting things be covered up". It is more serious than that. It was and is a case of deliberately covering things up, and this policy has been orchestrated from Rome.