1.0ACBC MediaBloghttps://mediablog.catholic.org.auACBC Communicationshttps://mediablog.catholic.org.au/author/acbccommunications/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RgA1bHVPPJ"><a href="https://mediablog.catholic.org.au/statement-on-vatican-investigation-into-bishop-christopher-saunders/">Statement on Vatican investigation into Bishop Christopher Saunders</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mediablog.catholic.org.au/statement-on-vatican-investigation-into-bishop-christopher-saunders/embed/#?secret=RgA1bHVPPJ" width="600" height="338" title="“Statement on Vatican investigation into Bishop Christopher Saunders” — ACBC MediaBlog" data-secret="RgA1bHVPPJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> A statement from Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB Archbishop of Perth, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference The allegations against the former Bishop of Broome, Christopher Saunders, broadcast on Monday evening are very serious and deeply distressing, especially for those making the allegations. It is right and proper for them to be thoroughly investigated.https://mediablog.catholic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1021logo-ACBC-Double-Deck-logo.jpg