How Australian archbishop was found guilty of child sex abuse cover-up

Philip Wilson becomes the most senior Catholic in the world to be convicted of concealing abuse

 Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson releases white doves with schoolchildren in 2002
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An Australian archbishop has become the highest ranking Catholic official in the world to be convicted of covering up historic child sex abuse.

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