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… Hank's story Hank was born into a large Catholic family in the early 1960s. His uncle, Clive Stirling, was a Catholic priest. ‘Having a priest in the family was … felt unable to reveal the abuse to anyone in his family or church. ‘I couldn’t talk to my parents or any family …

… Eventually, he persuaded his parents to send him to a Catholic school that had opened closer to his home. This … still alive and working when Laurence reported him to the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing program in the early 2000s. …

… Normie Andrew's story ‘What you hear from churches often is, “We regret not believing, we should have … also began a mediation and redress process similar to the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing. But Normie was excluded … also began a mediation and redress process similar to the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing. But Normie was excluded …

… to see her get a good education, sent her to a Queensland Catholic primary school from age five; how she was then … at that school and two more priests during her time at a Catholic high school. With those matters out of the way, … of Monaghan’s guilt, Neridah expected the Catholic Church to reach out to her, if not to apologise at least to …

… Freddie's story Freddie grew up in a strict Catholic family. When he was about 10, his brother Joe, who … so many’. Sometime later Freddie started as a boarder at a Catholic high school. While there, he was abused by one of … or anyone else about the abuse. About 15 years later the Church sent Joe overseas, where he continued to work as a …

… Fergus's story ‘I was an altar boy for the church and things were really good. I was doing very well at … a great time in life.’ As a seven-year-old boy serving in a Catholic church in Sydney, Fergus was invited by a visiting … to New South Wales Police nor had he contacted staff of the Catholic Church apart from the Brother. He said he still …

… eldest of a large tribe of children, raised in a staunchly Catholic family in regional Queensland – and the only sibling still committed to the faith. 'I attend church several times a week.’ Brother Mactaggert taught … out of their college, and their sisters from a nearby Catholic girls' school. He reported the abuse to the school …

… was the 1970s and Malcolm was in Year 7. The school was a Catholic one, located near Malcolm’s home town in regional … and he decided to take action against Father Ryan and the Catholic Church. It wasn’t easy. His first step was to contact …

… with them. Their whole circle of friends is based on the Catholic community. Dad was on the parish council of the local church ... Priests were regarded as very special and … and memories of the abuse. For a while he taught in the Catholic system, but later changed careers. When he had …

… Lydia Susan's story Lydia’s family were devoutly Catholic and attended their local church in regional Victoria. The parish curate Father Parker … During that period Father Parker was often present at the Catholic primary school Lydia attended. He was popular with …