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… It repulsed me then and still does now.’ The Tasmanian Catholic school Lucian attended in the 1970s was run by the … well-liked and well-behaved boy with a strong faith in the Church and his school. Brother Clarence taught him for … It repulsed me then and still does now.’ The Tasmanian Catholic school Lucian attended in the 1970s was run by the …

… she trusts me … I need to do this.’ Odie wants to see the Catholic Church take effective action to deal with perpetrators of … she trusts me … I need to do this.’ Odie wants to see the Catholic Church take effective action to deal with …

… the family lived was fairly remote. Rather than going to church, they were regularly visited by Della’s uncle, Father … said, because he had been abused himself as a child at his Catholic school. ‘She said, “You’ll get used to it. It’ll … said, because he had been abused himself as a child at his Catholic school. ‘She said, “You’ll get used to it. It’ll …

… Alastair Gregory's story Alastair’s mother was a devout Catholic, heavily involved in the activities of their … to her, “I will not be seeing any more priests or going to church in future”’. A few days later his mother said she was … a successful prosecution.’ … Alastair’s mother was a devout Catholic, heavily involved in the activities of their …

… a lot and would hide in a cupboard. It was bad, but the Catholic convent she was transferred to at the age of 12 was … a different girl out of the dining room and over to the church. The nuns said they were on cleaning duty. But it … a lot and would hide in a cupboard. It was bad, but the Catholic convent she was transferred to at the age of 12 was …

… Hugh David's story Hugh grew up in a Catholic family in the 1960s, a time he described as a different era. ‘The Church had supreme authority. Even after primary school I … for and received an ex-gratia payment of $50,000 after the Catholic Church accepted that he’d been sexually abused by …

… Albert was 12, he and his younger brother were placed in a Catholic-run orphanage in regional New South Wales. The two … and though he is considering seeking a payout from the Catholic Church, he say money is not the ‘be all and end all’. ‘I’m …

… The sports coach, Mr Tallow, often took students from a Catholic college in Sydney to watch football games, and … but when he learnt his nephew was to be sent to the same Catholic college, it triggered a severe reaction. In the … his parents he has now commenced a civil action against the Church. ‘I’m seeing a psychologist, but if it wasn’t for my …

… 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 …

… up in New South Wales knowing she was adopted by her strict Catholic parents. ‘My adopted father was a convert to the Catholic faith, so he took that sort of thing very … to the police nor made a formal complaint to the Catholic Church, but has tried to talk with her adoptive family who …