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Royal Commission reveals the scope of sexual abuse perpetrated by the Catholic Church

St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney

St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney Source: AAP

Nearly 4,500 people made allegations of child sexual abuse to authorities over a period of 35 years. It comes as the final public hearing of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse into the Catholic church got underway in Sydney.



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