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… illnesses. They were heavily involved with their local Catholic parish and Roxanna attended the nearby primary … Father Barnaby, a priest. At 10, Roxanna was involved in church masses and sang in the choir. She was interested in … when she was 12, Roxanna left primary school and moved to a Catholic boarding school. When she was 13 years old Sister …

… and governments: Case Study 43 - The response of Catholic Church authorities to allegations of child sexual abuse in … region and Case Study 44 – The response of the Catholic Dioceses of Armidale and Parramatta to allegations …

… of principles and procedures established by the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Australian Conference … complaints of sexual abuse by a priest, religious or other Catholic Church personnel. It was introduced in 1997 and revised in …

… New South Wales amidst a close family and community. ‘Good Catholic family, mass every Sunday, Catholic schools.’ Father Barry Harper was a priest from … to regularly travel to Therese’s area to participate in church activities and take children for sports. In the early …

… Commission.’ Sammie’s family was heavily involved in the Catholic Church in their regional Queensland town in the 1980s. Her … church and confession every Sunday. Sammie went to the Catholic primary school which was in the church grounds. …

… Alistair John's story Alistair was born into a large Catholic family in regional New South Wales in the late 1950s. The children all attended Catholic primary and secondary schools associated with the local church. He and his brothers became altar boys in their …

… Herman's story ‘In the late 60s I was molested by the Catholic priest Holloway and in the late 90s I was fucked by the Catholic Church.’ So says Herman of the repeated sexual abuse by an …

… Christian Workers (YCW) group associated with his local Catholic community. Staff of the group organised sports and … He decided not to proceed with criminal charges or sue the Church as he was worried that his mother, then in poor … process, meeting with a psychologist nominated by the Catholic Church, and then with the bishop. During the …

… Paulina's story Paulina was raised in a staunchly Catholic family, living in a suburb of Melbourne during the … mid-1930s, Paulina and her siblings were sent to the local Catholic primary school. Here, Paulina was often brutally … in a state school. Paulina escaped the nuns but not the Church. When Paulina was seven, her mother was approached by …

… his daily life. ‘When a Brother turned up suddenly at the Catholic school where my kids were I just said to him, “You … it. As an adult he’s never been shy about confronting the Church and telling his story. ‘I’m happy to tell anyone and … received a similarly cold and dismissive response from the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing process. Though in the end …