Armidale bishop directs Catholic schools to stop asking priests for working-with-children checks

Michael Kennedy’s letter to schools follows controversial comments made during Sunday mass about George Pell’s conviction

A bishop has written to the director of a Catholic Schools Office that oversees 24 schools asking that principals be directed to stop asking priests for their working-with-children checks.

The bishop of Armidale, Michael Kennedy, wrote: “It has been brought to my attention that some schools may be requiring that the priests who are ex officio members of the School Advisory Council provide their working-with-children check details.”

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