Australia to investigate institutional responses to allegations of child sex abuse . As for the police officer who blew the whistle on both fellow officers and the church for covering up the abuse , the announcement represents an opportunity . Country 's Catholic Church facing claims of systemic cover-ups by church hierarchy . Comment: Church complicit by moving offending priests , destroying evidence . Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the inquiry will not be limited to the Catholic Church .
Australia to investigate institutional responses to allegations of child sex abuse . Country 's Catholic Church facing claims of systemic cover-ups by church hierarchy . Comment: Church complicit by moving offending priests , destroying evidence . Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the inquiry will not be limited to the Catholic Church .