mantra wrote:You forgot to mention that O'Farrell - a Liberal premier is also launching an inquiry into the Catholic Church child sex cover up, albeit reluctantly possibly because of pressure from Abbott. Do you believe this is also an attempt to sabotage Abbott and his beloved faith?
If Abbott had an ounce of moral decency - he would be welcoming these inquiries.
The Libs and their supporters won't get any gold stars for condoning the actions of the paedophile priests.
The senior police officer alleging widespread cover-ups by the Catholic church over child sexual abuse has labelled the response by the state government as a "slap in the face" for victims.
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell on Friday announced a special commission of inquiry into police investigations of alleged paedophile priests in the Hunter region.
The inquiry will be into allegations of cover-ups and church interference in police investigations, which were raised in a letter to the Premier by Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox.
Earlier on Friday afternoon, Mr O'Farrell announced the inquiry would be headed by the NSW Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor, Margaret Cunneen, SC.
''These matters have been raised by a senior serving officer and deserve to be fully investigated,'' Mr O'Farrell said.
''I believe a special commission of inquiry is the most appropriate way to do it.''
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell
Mr O'Farrell said he would discuss draft terms of reference for the inquiry with Ms Cunneen.
He said he expected the inquiry would focus on the Hunter region, but that he would be guided by Ms Cunneen as to whether the inquiry needed to be broader.
Both the opposition and the NSW Greens said the inquiry should be far-reaching.
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Then why have they denoted importance and emphasis on the Catholic church, when institutional abuse is quite rampant across the sectoral spectrum?
Christian schools, Muslim schools, Jewish schools, assorted sects and even cults.
Why does it appear to be more rampant in some more than others?
Possibly because there are more of a certain denominations churches and schools to begin with, thus increasing the stats when it comes to a certain church.
But if you were to delve into it case by case per capita, this and put the figures in perspective, I think you will find it occurs right across the institutional spectrum.
For example Mantra... heres a mini IQ test for you...
Whilst we may only hear of 10 cases of child sex abuse occurring in 'Sect A', (lets call them the Banjo's) which has a following of 100 members, and hear of 100 cases of child sexual abuse occurring in sect B,(Lets call them the Wanjos) which has a following of 2000 members, ...which sect has the highest rate of sexual abuse?
A) Banjos
or
B) Wanjos
Then there's the prospect of some 'sects' being less likely to report abuse....
