A Royal Commission hearing will resume after a Catholic bishop revealed he was sexually abused by clergy himself.
Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen of Parramatta made the revelation while giving evidence at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse on Tuesday.
"I was also a victim of sexual abuse by clergy when I first came to Australia, even though I was an adult," the former refugee said towards the end of his testimony in Sydney.
"That had a powerful impact on me and how I want to ... walk in the shoes of other victims and really endeavour to attain justice and dignity for them."
The royal commission's final hearing into the Catholic Church has been investigating how a culture of clericalism could have contributed to ongoing sexual abuse in the church.
The three-week hearing is expected to continue on Wednesday.
