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Tighter screening for Catholic priests

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Article originally prepared on : 15 December 2006

Tighter screening for Catholic priests

Jason Gregory. The Courier - Mail. Brisbane, Qld.:Dec 14, 2006. p. 9

A LEADING Catholic Church figure has revealed that serious question marks are

raised during the psychological assessments of up to one in 10 prospective

priests.

Sydney's Good Shepherd seminary rector and auxiliary bishop Julian Porteous

said testing had become more focused in recent years because of "our recent

history" in referring to increasing legal action against pedophile priests.

Bishop Porteous said question marks had been raised over issues of celibacy,

sexuality and dedication to the vocation.

"There has always been an element of psychological testing but it is more

refined now, particularly in the past five years we have been more acutely

conscious of (our recent history). It is an area that I am constantly alert to,

we expect a very high standard," Bishop Porteous said.

He congratulated the Anglican Church for responding to pedophilia among clergy

in a "very serious and thorough way".

The Courier-Mail yesterday reported that future Anglican Church clergy would

endure tough psychological profiling to weed out potential pedophiles.

Uniting Church National Assembly acting secretary general, the Reverend Glenda

Blakefield, said a psychological assessment process was currently in use.

see Psychiatrist highlights flaws in church anti-paedophile plan

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