Australia’s prime minister Malcolm Turnbull wants Pope Francis to sack Archbishop Philip Wilson. Wilson should not be allowed to remain an archbishop while he appeals against his conviction, says Turnbull, who is a Catholic. The National Council of Priests (NCP) in Australia agrees with Turnbull. “While the Archbishop is exercising his constitutional right to appeal Read more
Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson’s lawyer has sought a permanent stay of proceedings in a case where the prelate is accused of concealing child abuse. Archbishop Wilson has previously pleaded not guilty to concealing the serious indictable offence of another person. The charge relates to when Wilson was an assistant parish priest in the 1970s and Read more
Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide has been charged by police with concealing a child abuse allegation. Archbishop Wilson, who is vice-president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, faces one count of concealing a child sex allegation made against the late Hunter priest Fr Jim Fletcher in the 1970s. In May, 2014, a New South Wales Read more