philip wilson is the most senior catholic in the world to be convicted of the offense he faces two years in prison for failing to report abuse carried out by a pedophile priest in his diocese wilson said he was disappointed with the verdict and was consulting his lawyers but victims welcomed the verdict. it's very significant day for all victims and their families and. it's a decision that will hopefully and rival the the hypocrisy the display. the abuse pal and trust that the church has displayed and. say that on behalf of all victims because that is a very very significant that i thank you. and a very emotional day for all the victims involved i'm joined now by journalist roger maynard he's following the case for us in sydney good morning to you roger can you tell us more about this case and what exactly archbishop wilson was convicted of. well basically this case goes back to the mid nineteenth servant is where another priest by the name of james fletcher was accuse of sixty of using a fifteen year old boy about the name a bit of grey it's alleged that craig went to philip wilson now

similar nifty turn course today's ruling is very much very much since a legal precedent ok but philip wilson archbishop wilson says he's talking to his lawyers where is he going with the case and what else is he saying about what he's going on but at the moment he says that he's been suffering from dementia has only had added to the issues involved in this case but he issued a statement later on this afternoon late this afternoon the australian time and saying that he was always it very disappointed at the ruling by the court in newcastle in new south wales the magistrate said that the fifteen year old boy had no motive to deceive or make up this conversation and that wilson did not go to the police about the allegation of sex abuse because he wanted to protect the church and is reputation well we have the we don't actually have a penalty or sentence in this case yet the magistrate could sentence him to two years in prison but we await that decision to be made at a later date meanwhile the archbishop is out on bail. that was journalist roger maynard joining us earlier from sydney this is dej

philip wilson did nothing. instead of going to the police, he simply did not act.reputation of the church. now he has issued a short statement saying he will take in today's decision. he does have the opportunity to appeal, but the next court date for him will be sentencing next month, the prosecution saying that they will look for a jail sentence, and that could be for up to two years. philip wilson is still the archbishop of adelaide, a very senior figure wilson is still the archbishop of adelaide, a very seniorfigure in australia, and the college of bishops has said he has maintained his innocence throughout, therefore he has not yet been condemned by the established church here. but this will pose the question, not only maybe for the church in australia, but for the vatican, too. how does that response to allegations of concealing abuse allegations? it is an accusation which the catholic church has faced in several countries. now to hawaii, where people are being warned to stay indoors with the windows closed to limit exposure to toxic gases, as flows of molten

senior roman catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of covering up child abuse archbishop philip wilson concealed sexual assaults on two boys by a priest in the one nine hundred seventy s. also coming up in the show. south korea's president jets into washington for a crisis meeting as concerns grow for the upcoming summit between president trump and north korean.

today the australian archbishop philip wilson became the highest catholic official to be convicted of concealing child abuse committed by a priest. meantime in chile this week, 34 bishops offered to resign en masse over their failure to respond properly to allegations of sexual abuse by priests for years. pope francis himself has spoken to survivors of abuse and he has vowed to crack down. so imagine the good timing of the award winning filmmaker wim wenders whose latest film about the poet has just been released with unprecedented access to the holy father, wenders has made such critically acclaimed films as "paris, texas" and "wings of desire." and now "pope francis: a man of his word." i spoke to him just after the film debuted at the cannes film festival. wim wenders, welcome to the program. >> thank you for having me, christiane. >> it's a great pleasure, and this documentary, this film that you've done has got great reviews in cannes, where you debuted it. but the real question is -- how do you get such access to a pope? i mean, we can't for love nor money. >> yep. i wonder myse

roman catholic priest to be convicted of covering up child sexual abuse, the australian archbishop philip wilson, but isn't resigning. the archbishop of adelaide, who faces up to two years in prison, said he was still considering the court's reasons for thejudgment. two satellites have been launched into orbit to measure the weight of the earth's water. scientists will use the data to monitor the climate and predict future changes. caroline rigby has more. blasting from california, thejoint american german mission aboard a space ex— rocket, the launch marks the second stage of the revolutionary project, aimed at measuring the weight of water on earth. a resource that covers three quarters of the planet's surface and infiltrate deep below. once civilisations were built around it and continue to depend on it today. water is critical to everything in life. for our health and for us to have agriculture and for us to live the way we live today. what this will provide us is a global measurement of water in all of these faces. these measurements allow us to measure the water more effectively. between g

senior roman catholic priest convicted of covering up child sexual abuse, the australian archbishop philip wilson from his duties, but isn't resigning. the archbishop of adelaide, who faces up to two years in prison, said he was still considering the court's reasons for thejudgment. south korea's former president lee myung—bak, who was detained in march on charges of taking bribes while in office has arrived for the first court hearing in seoul. lee, who was president from 2008 to 2013, is accused of accepting bribes worth about 10 million dollars from south korea's national intelligence agency and businesses, reportedly including samsung. venezuela has expelled the top two us representatives in the country after the americans criticised the re—election of president nicolas maduro. mr maduro said the us charge d'affaires and another senior diplomat had been conspiring against his government. the us state department rejected the allegations. mark zuckerberg appeared in front of the european parliament on tuesday, to answer questions over concerns about data privacy and other problems on his social

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in south australia, archbishop philip wilson of adelaide has become the most senior roman catholic clericonvicted for covering up child sexual abuse in the 1970s. archbishop wilson faces up to two years in prison forfailing to report the crimes of a notorious paedophile priest. british members of parliament are urging the government to review all its aid programmes inside myanmar because of the campaign of violence against rohingya muslims. mps on the international development committee have raised concerns about aid falling into the hands of business linked to the military. 700,000 rohingya refugees have fled into bangladesh to escape a military crackdown in rakhine state since last august. there is so much going on in the media space today. the sony— emi deal, but will have information about that later, the 0—bahn is doing a deal with netflix and google the headlines. —— the 0bama ‘s. google is making a fresh stab at the music streaming market today with a revamp of its youtube music service, that combines audio and video content. it's a bid to take on the likes of spotify and apple and

philip wilson is one of the most senior catholics in the world to be convicted of the offense he faces two years in prison for failing to report abuse carried out by a pedophile priest in his diocese in the us president trump has been using an official mobile phone that is ill equipped to defend against hackers or surveillance white house insiders say the president has gone as long as five months without having his phone checked by security officials trump has reportedly resisted efforts to change his phones once a month saying it was close to inconvenient woman. facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg is making a rare appearance in brussels today he's being required to answer questions from lawmakers on a host of subjects including the leak of the personal information of eighty seven million facebook users to a data company employed by trump the trump campaign in the u.s. presidential election the question and answer session also coincides with the rollout in a few days of a new data privacy law in europe. if his two day appearance before the u.s. congress last month was any indication member

philip wilson, the archbishop of adelaide, becomes the most senior catholic in the world to be chargedund guilty of covering up the abuse of altar boys by a paedophile priest colleague in new south wales. ministers are considering whether to scrap some of the controversial nhs reforms introduced in england in 2012. the changes sought to give gps more control over health budgets but critics say they have been damaging and expensive. now to hawaii where people are being warned to stay indoors with the windows closed to limit exposure to toxic gases, as flows of molten rock have gathered pace. the kilauea volcano on the big island started erupting on may 3rd but shows no signs of slowing. around 2,000 people have already left their homes. chris buckler is on the island well, you can seejust how deep the cracks in the ground go here, close to where the fissures have opened up. this was a road behind me in a residential area. it is now completely blocked, and just look at the road itself. it has split apart, such is the force of the lava. of course, we are some distance away from the fissur

philip wilson now becomes the highest ranking catholic official in the world to be convicted of hidingis kind of crime. he faces up to two years in prison. >>> let's check on hawaii because lava flowing from the kilauea volcano is dance dangerously close to a power plant that's setting off concerns bay deadly gas release. the lava is hitting the water where it's form willing a vol can make it haze that can drift up to 15 miles away. >>> this morning, the woman at the center of the missouri governor affair case is speaking out now for the first time. she's still not being named publicly, but she's accuse governor eric greitens of threatening to blackmail her with a naked photo. he has denied the affair and is denying blackmail. she says it's time to come out and tell her side publicly. listen. >> the second that he denied the things that were the most hurtful, that were the most difficult for me to now have to relive, i just realized now i have this decision. the only ethical thing i felt that i could do is to tell the truth. >> governor greitens is facing possible impeachment from the

there's the archbishop of adelaide, philip wilson leaving court in newcastle.nvicted of covering up child sexual abuse. he was found to have protected a paedophile priest during the 19705, even though he was alerted by four victims. the abuse happened in hunter valley region which is north of sydney. they both served as priests in the maitland—newcastle diocese. peter creigh is one of those who was abused. you can see him here outside court. with his family. he testified he told archbishop wilson what a priest called father fletcher had done to him when he was 15. this was mr creigh‘s reaction to the verdict. a pure sense of relief. it is a very significant day for all victims and theirfamilies. it significant day for all victims and their families. it is significant day for all victims and theirfamilies. it is a decision that will hopefully unravel the hypocrisy, the deceit. and the abuse of power and trust. that the church has displayed. another person was who was abused by father fletcher is peter gogarty. and here he is reacting. and here he is reactinglj a

philip wilson was found guilty of failing to report crimes committed by another priest, james fletchero him as a 15—year—old to say he had been sexually assaulted and he was turned away, even when his abuser was investigated decades later, the archbishop did nothing. today, he finally feels vindicated. huge sense of relief. a very significant day for all victims and their families. the priest who carried out the abuse, jim fletcher, died injail. the legacy of his actions is still felt deeply, partly because it took so long for his victims to be believed. if this bloke had done something in 1976, which was the year i was born, my life would have been a lot different than what it is today. fletcher was already abusing me by then, but he could have... wilson could have stopped it, he could have got me help. we are talking about children being sexually abused and the archbishop knew. that, to me, demands a custodial sentence. archbishop, were you surprised by the verdict today? if the archbishop is jailed, pressure will grow on the vatican to act. the catholic church has been accused of co