Appalling revelations of sexual misconduct by some Catholic clergy in the United States and Australia have caused embarrassment and shame to many Catholics, and prompted fierce attacks in the media on the Church’s moral teachings, its leadership, and its credibility as a moral force within society.Channel 9’s 60 Minutes program has been in the vanguard, with programs on successive Sundays alleging that Dr George Pell had covered up sex abuse cases, offered “hush money” to buy victims’ silence, a…
