AUSTRALIA'S worst pedophile priest Gerald Francis Ridsdale himself said he was out of control and "went haywire" in the Victorian town of Mortlake where he's believed to have abused every boy in school.

A SERIES of letters and documents published on the sex abuse royal commission's website reveal details of Ridsdale's abuse and the response from the Catholic church, including Ballarat bishop Ronald Mulkearns.

Originally published as Ridsdale 'went haywire' abusing altar boys