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… known when about child sexual abuse. The former teacher and Catholic school principal in a regional area of New South … ‘just about killed’ his faith in the institution of the Catholic Church. In the 1950s Ashton was the youngest of a Catholic …

… Rose's story Delilah grew up in Melbourne in a devout Catholic family. Her parents were very involved with the church near her home. It felt like they were always there. … was working at a community centre while she studied. The Catholic Brothers organised a retreat for the staff, which …

… Afterwards, Jeremy threw himself into a rant about the Catholic Church. To his alarm, his teenage daughter, Rachel, joined … and buried, far out of sight. His feelings towards the Catholic Church were a hint that slipped him by. Instead of …

… 12 years old. After lessons, she waited on the steps of the Catholic church next door for her dad to collect her. It was the … using me.’ In the mid-1990s Althea went through the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing process. ‘At first I …

… Victoria in the early 1970s. He was a top student at his Catholic college and attended church regularly. His family were ‘very strong’ Catholics and he was brought up understanding that the …

… life. The middle child in a large family with a ‘stringent Catholic upbringing’, Ivo served as an altar boy and had a … Ivo went through it all again when he wrote a letter to the Church. However, he was devastated to learn, when he showed … start with what has been rumoured to have been spent by the Catholic Church defending this perpetrator and creep: …

… have let me know”.’ For Rod the power of the priest and the Church, and the fear of God were so great that he didn’t … their advice helpful. He also started to engage with the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing process, but found their … their advice helpful. He also started to engage with the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing process, but found their …

… Leigh's story Leigh was standing at the back of his parish church during services one evening in the early 1960s when a … in community services. As an adult, he lamented that the Catholic Church had known about White’s alcoholism, if not … in community services. As an adult, he lamented that the Catholic Church had known about White’s alcoholism, if not …

… Vance's story ‘I hate the friggen Catholic Church, I love God and I know there’s truth in faith, I … in faith. There is a dirty, filthy sex demon within that Catholic Church.’ Vance was born into a Polish Catholic …

… Liam John's story The boys in Liam’s Catholic primary school would joke about Rick Hazzard. It’s … He was a long way down the line of kids in a large, Irish Catholic family. His father was a ‘hard-arse’, a man who … of the night.’ And then they’d drive home. ‘He’d take us to church on Sunday night, walk into church with half a dozen …