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BISHOP DIDN’T FOLLOW CHURCH LAW BY DESTROYING SECRET DOCUMENTS

The former head of the Maitland-Newcastle Catholic Diocese has revealed he didn’t follow a church rule to destroy secret documents on priests involved in criminal cases after a decade – or their deaths.

Bishop Michael Malone today told the Special Commission of Inquiry he didn’t follow the requirement of canon law – but added, perhaps he should have.

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Jane Goldsmith

Jane Goldsmith is a journalist, newsreader and producer based in Newcastle and began working with NBN Television in 2001. Originally from Port Macquarie, Jane has worked in television news and radio and studied at the University of Newcastle.

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