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… along with several others. He described himself as ‘a good Catholic boy’. In Ireland he’d been an altar boy and he’d … being 13 or 14 years old, walking down the aisle of the church after communion. ‘There they all are with their … man who holds hate or malice but I could never forgive the Catholic Church or the Christian brothers, because they …

… Carl was very close to Father Francis Mackenzie, the local Catholic priest in the small Victorian town where he and his … the early 1980s. He was happy to help out doing jobs in the church grounds. When he was confirmed, he chose Francis as … With their help he is pursuing a civil claim against the Catholic Church. He has learned that Father Mackenzie died …

… After he was sexually abused by a priest at his Melbourne Catholic school in the late 1960s, Liam ‘couldn’t … believe me.’ He thinks this was probably ‘because the Church represented hope for me mum’. ‘I tried to tell the … for compensation from the Christian Brothers, through the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing process. ‘I was given …

… of years of abuse in a ‘ritual’ fashion by members of a Catholic organisation, including priests, nuns and members … believe 11 was the last instance.’ She ‘hid very well’ in a Catholic school with few friends, during an era when … anorexic. In the 1980s, Jacqui said a pastor in a modern church raped her and she disclosed this in the 1990s but …

… in and out of children’s homes, some state-run, some Catholic, almost all of them cold, cruel places where abuse … Carton, a ‘pillar of the community, really involved in the Catholic Church. Rosary every night … He used to touch me up and, you …

… were ‘gentle’ and ‘loving’ people. The mission was run by a Catholic order. The head priest, Father Morgan, ‘kissed me … of that stuff.’ Evelyn applied for compensation from the Catholic Church, through the Towards Healing process. When she met …

… things.’ Anthony was one of the younger siblings in a large Catholic family, growing up in Tasmania. ‘I told my parents … absolute relief’. He approached the local diocese of the Catholic Church to ask about support groups and was told there …

… father made generous financial contributions to the local Catholic Church. Lucas went to the Catholic primary school where the young teaching nun was …

… Cormac was raised in suburban Perth, and attended the local Catholic church during the 1970s. One of the parish priests, Father … Cormac was raised in suburban Perth, and attended the local Catholic church during the 1970s. One of the parish priests, …

… a day.’ Elliot doesn’t know why one of the workers in his Church of England orphanage took such a dislike to him, but … as his involvement in community activities and those of the Catholic Church. He’d converted to Catholicism in order to get married. He thought that safety …