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… interstate on a retreat. Leland told the Commissioner, ‘The Church does this when they need to be sent away because of … every day, to know about the abuse. Leland went through the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing process in regards to the … every day, to know about the abuse. Leland went through the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing process in regards to the …

… a ‘very good family’, who were heavily involved in their Catholic Church community. In the late 1960s, his older brother … this isn't God doing this to me’. In his 20s, Mathew left Catholicism for another Christian religion, and later became …

… Morton's story Born in the early 1950s to a staunch Catholic mother and a violent and emotionally ‘mute’ father, … and enduring the court case, he took refuge in the Church. In his late teens, Morton felt called to join a … the praise they received from prominent politicians and the Catholic establishment. ‘Their dynamic is very clever. They …

… story Poppy was born in the early 1950s into a devout Catholic family, and grew up with her parents and siblings … Queensland. She was a quiet child, and attended the local Catholic primary school. Father Bedford, who was a Marist … for many years, has received a financial payment from the Church. Despite these experiences, Poppy maintains an …

… Damian's story Damian describes his parents as strict Catholics, and says there was always a priest or a nun in … Both Damian and his brother were altar boys in their small church outside Adelaide. In the early 1960s, when Damian was … mother condemned Father Jerome to hell, which for a strict Catholic, is about the worst thing you could do.’ Damian …

… Grace's story When Grace travelled to a Catholic college in Victoria in the early 1980s to undertake … sequentially. Grace said she’d maintained her faith in the Catholic Church, and this has caused considerable strain in her …

… Matthew Peter's story His mother still vacuums the local Catholic church but Matthew has lost his faith. It took him 35 years … taken away from me.’ … His mother still vacuums the local Catholic church but Matthew has lost his faith. It took him …

… was seven. It was the late 1940s and Lynne was attending a Catholic boarding school in Victoria. Her first encounter … Lynne maintained her faith, never turning her back on the Church. So when the Church turned its back on her she was … was seven. It was the late 1940s and Lynne was attending a Catholic boarding school in Victoria. Her first encounter …

… torment me at that level as well.’ Even though he wasn’t a Catholic, Oliver ‘took religion very seriously. I was probably the best Catholic in the school, because it was a way out for me … I … who recommended that Oliver approach the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing process, in the early 2000s. He was …

… story Ramona was four years old when started attending a Catholic primary school in southern Sydney, in the late … the abuse. In recent years she said she contacted the Catholic Church, but they weren’t helpful. Unfortunately, her medical …