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… her behalf of her son, Andrew, who was sexually abused at a Catholic boarding school in the mid 1980s. Brenda said that … be abusing her son. ‘I and all my children are very strict Catholics, and never did I ever envisage anything that he … and sympathetic and encouraged her to contact the Catholic Church’s redress process Towards Healing. Brenda spoke to …

… in Victoria when he was five months old and remained in Catholic institutions until he was about 15 or 16. He isn’t … the Commissioner that a succession of priests visited the church adjoining the home, and they stayed for periods of … fondle the priest’s genitals while he heard confession. ‘If Catholics knew what was going on they’d be horrified … you’d …

… Alejandro's story Alejandro grew up in a devout Catholic family, with an alcoholic father who was frequently … violent. He attended Sunday school at his suburban Adelaide church in the mid 1980s, and became an altar boy when he was … I’ve ruined my own life.’ … Alejandro grew up in a devout Catholic family, with an alcoholic father who was frequently …

… a Melbourne convent run as a girls’ home by an order of Catholic nuns. Their father had been sent to prison. ‘My mum … for wetting the bed or wetting her pants. ‘When we were in church she wet her pants again and they take her out … and I … a Melbourne convent run as a girls’ home by an order of Catholic nuns. Their father had been sent to prison. ‘My mum …

… brother, Mark, was physically and sexually abused at the Catholic school he attended in Melbourne. He left that … In so doing, they further isolated him from the Church family and its community’. Over the years, Phyllida’s … brother, Mark, was physically and sexually abused at the Catholic school he attended in Melbourne. He left that …

… and was awarded $28,000 plus a further $5,000 from the Catholic Church. He was expecting much more but says he got ‘knocked … and was awarded $28,000 plus a further $5,000 from the Catholic Church. He was expecting much more but says he got …

… to do. Adrienne and her family were then isolated from the Church community. She is certain that rumours about her were … years, Adrienne and the family were victimised by their Catholic community. Adrienne discovered that the priests … years, Adrienne and the family were victimised by their Catholic community. Adrienne discovered that the priests …

… Peg doesn’t know how old she was when she was put into a Catholic orphanage in Queensland in the 1940s, only that she … the priests is wrong’ and still found ‘it’s nice to go to church’. Although she had health problems she believed it … … Peg doesn’t know how old she was when she was put into a Catholic orphanage in Queensland in the 1940s, only that she …

… some compensation from the state government and the Catholic Church. He now lives with his dogs and is regularly visited … some compensation from the state government and the Catholic Church. He now lives with his dogs and is regularly …

… tough, but they were a close-knit family. Bowen went to a Catholic primary school where he said he was an average kid … finding out how to go about seeking compensation from the Church. ‘I’m glad that it’s come out into the open because there’s too much of it happening in the Catholic schools and it’s been there for years … I just …