Cardinal faces his critics.THE Catholic Church failed to show "sufficient compassion" in the past for children abused by its priests, the Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has said. The Cardinal (below) has faced criticism over his handling of paedophile paedophile or US pedophile Noun a person who is sexually attracted to children Noun 1. paedophile - an adult who is sexually attracted to children pedophile priests, centring on his decision in 1985 to move Father Michael Hill to the chaplaincy at Gatwick Airport even though he knew he was a paedophile. On BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. 2's Newsnight, he said he had put in train reforms to ensure that the church deals with the abuse issue. |
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