Tag: Marist Brothers

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News

Death of paedophile priest Francis Cable, aka Brother Romuald, makes victim’s mum glad

Audrey’s son Andrew Nash Title: Death of paedophile priest Francis Cable, aka Brother Romuald, makes victim’s mum glad Authors: Giselle Wakatama and Bridget Murphy Publisher: ABC News Newcastle Date:  14SEP2022 Audrey Nash says she is glad her son’s abuser died in jail but “it doesn’t take anything away”. Key points: Paedophile priest Francis Cable, known as

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Canon Law on Child Sexual Abuse Through the Ages

Catholics Canon Law Tapsell Title: Canon Law on Child Sexual Abuse Through the Ages Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: CatholicsForRenewal.Org In 2014 two senior members of the Marist and Christian Brothers in Australia told Justice McLellan, the Chair of the Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission that in the 1980s the brothers would not have regarded touching a

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Marist Regional College apologises to survivors of historic child sex abuse

Tasmania child sexual abuse Title: Marist Regional College apologises to survivors of historic child sex abuse Author: Erin Cooper Publisher: ABC Date: 21MAR2021 A Catholic college in Tasmania’s north-west, where six convicted child sex offenders committed their crimes, has formally apologised to survivors of abuse at the institution, saying acknowledgement of their failure to keep

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Faith-based Institutions To Front Royal Commission On Redress For Abuse

Abuse In Care NZ Title: Faith-based Institutions To Front Royal Commission On Redress For Abuse Author: Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry Publisher: Scoop NZ Date: 04MAR2021 Witnesses for faith-based institutions, including Archbishops and a Cardinal, will give evidence before the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry this month, on their processes for

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Royal commission files reveal previously unseen details about abuse by priests in Newcastle

Newcastle Royal Commission Files Title: Royal commission files reveal previously unseen details about abuse by priests in Newcastle Authors: Liz Farquhar and Madeline Lewis Publisher: ABC News Newcastle Date: 20OCT2020 Abuse survivors have welcomed reports from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse made public today that reveal previously unseen details about

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Chilean abuse survivors fear COVID crisis will stop investigations into accused clergy

Chilean Abuse Survivors Fear Title: Chilean abuse survivors fear COVID crisis will stop investigations into accused clergy Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 24SEP2020 SANTA FE, Argentina – Chilean abuse survivors allege that the government is using the COVID-19 pandemic to delay having to deal with South American country’s clerical abuse scandal. “The emails

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The Altar Boys

Recording: Truth-telling with Suzanne Smith and David Marr

Truth Smith Marr Oxley Title: Recording: Truth-telling with Suzanne Smith and David Marr Byline: Laura Oxley, External Communication Officer, Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion Publisher: UTS Date: 01SEP2020 “Children with everything to live for. A community betrayed. A whistleblower priest who paid the ultimate price.” The Altar Boys is the debut book by multi-award winning

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The Altar Boys

The Altar Boys: new questions about suicides of clergy abuse survivors should spark another inquiry

Altar Boys Clergy Abuse Title: The Altar Boys: new questions about suicides of clergy abuse survivors should spark another inquiry Author: Kathleen McPhillips Publisher: The Conversation Date: 28AUG2020 Investigative journalist Suzie Smith’s new book The Altar Boys is a searing read that raises new questions about the suicides of three former victims of Catholic clergy

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Opinion

Who speaks for the Catholic church?

Catholic Church Australia Warhurst Title: Who speaks for the Catholic church? Author: John Warhurst Publisher: Eureka Street Date: 18JUN2020 Discussion of church life in Australia is incomplete without consideration of who speaks for the church at the national level. The answer to the question ‘Who presides over the Catholic church in Australia?’ is more complicated than

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