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… Conal's story Conal’s mother was a devout Catholic and felt keenly the effects of her divorce in the early 1950s. ‘Mum went to church every day and said the rosary every lunchtime so it … Marist Brothers juniorate. Two Brothers had visited Conal’s Catholic high school the year before to speak to students …

… in raising the issue, even with your parents. They were Catholics, they wouldn’t believe that the Christian Brothers … was nine the children were enrolled by their mother in a Catholic school. Willis stayed there until the late 1960s … As soon as Willis finished school, he left the Catholic Church forever. He doesn’t respect clergy because he …

… their mother decided enough was enough and called in a Catholic priest to help her teenaged sons resolve their … ‘I told Mum what happened as well, and she stopped going to church for a long time. Mum and Dad sent me to the doctor to … their mother decided enough was enough and called in a Catholic priest to help her teenaged sons resolve their …

… she said. Gerry was sexually abused by the father of a Catholic family that, like many others, took in orphans … Knowing now that such families were not assessed by the Church or the police, Gerry feels that as a state ward she … and disengaged. After listening to evidence given by a Catholic clergyman during a Commission hearing, she …

… into care. Janice spent the remainder of her childhood in Catholic children’s homes where she suffered physical, … the stairs on my bottom and they were all praying in the church, in the new chapel, and the archbishop he was opening … into care. Janice spent the remainder of her childhood in Catholic children’s homes where she suffered physical, …

… in the mid-1970s, Evan was taught by Father Callahan at a Catholic boys’ college in Melbourne. The priest had a thick … his abuse to Victoria Police or to the school. ‘I think the Church has tried to cover up a lot of these types of things. … in the mid-1970s, Evan was taught by Father Callahan at a Catholic boys’ college in Melbourne. The priest had a thick …

… me. They said I was mental.’ Ralf grew up in a very large Catholic family. They were religious and quite poor. They … and fold the parish newsletter. In an office underneath the church, Father Mark raped Ralf. At the time Ralf also didn’t … me. They said I was mental.’ Ralf grew up in a very large Catholic family. They were religious and quite poor. They …

… through it. She’s been my rock.’ In the late 2000s, the Catholic Church awarded Dennis $30,000 compensation, which included … through it. She’s been my rock.’ In the late 2000s, the Catholic Church awarded Dennis $30,000 compensation, which …

… needed to make sure that the judge is going to be a staunch Catholic’. Bennett pleaded guilty but it would be a further … was working with a victim support group, trying to engage Church staff in acknowledging past abuses. They also wanted … needed to make sure that the judge is going to be a staunch Catholic’. Bennett pleaded guilty but it would be a further …

… from her 15-year-old Aboriginal mother and adopted by a Catholic family in regional Victoria. ‘She didn’t sign any … the cricket ground on a Sunday afternoon. I cut through the church yard, always did. And there was someone in the church … from her 15-year-old Aboriginal mother and adopted by a Catholic family in regional Victoria. ‘She didn’t sign any …