Tag Archives: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

MUNGO MacCALLUM. Opponents of political correctness have had a ball.

Posted on 20 March 2017 by John Menadue

The elitist couch crusaders of the far right have had a busy but productive week – so many pesky lefties to sneer at,, so much political correctness to whinge about. It was almost an embarrassment of carnage, which was just … Continue reading →

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PETER DAY. Catholic Archbishops to front Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Posted on 6 February 2017 by John Menadue

This week the Catholic archbishops of Australia will be called to give evidence at the full panel of Royal Commission in Sydney.  

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Frank Brennan SJ. Cardinal Pell, his lawyers and the Royal Commission

Posted on 25 November 2015 by John Menadue

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is about to recommence its case study on the Catholic Church in Ballarat. Last week, the Melbourne Herald Sun reported: ‘Victims of child sexual abuse look set to be grilled … Continue reading →

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Peter Johnstone. Bishop Robinson at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

Posted on 5 September 2015 by John Menadue

“the major obstacle to a better response from the Church has been the Vatican.”   Bishop Geoffrey Robinson On Monday 24 August 2015, Bishop Geoffrey Robinson spent a day in the witness box at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to … Continue reading →

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Frank Brennan. Bishop Geoffrey Robinson at the Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Posted on 1 September 2015 by John Menadue

The royal commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse continues to fill us with dread that we have not yet adequately identified why the incidence of abuse reported in our institutions is higher than in other churches. The divisions … Continue reading →

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