Three known child abusers nominated for Catholic advisory body

(The Brussels Times. Ciara Carolan).

Retired priest and founder of the working group Human Rights in the Church Rik Devillé pictured during a parliamentary hearing on sexual abuse. Credit: Belga / Nicolas Maeterlinck

Three priests who have sexually abused children in the past have been nominated for advisory roles to Archbishop Luc Terlinden.

The ‘Priest Council’ advises the Archbishop of Brussels-Mechelen. The most recent list of nominees includes three known perpetrators of sexual abuse, several local media revealed on Wednesday.

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