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… error and had her shifted to a home run by the Methodist Church. In that place she was raped and abused for the next … Peggy recalls being taken to priests for confession at a Catholic orphanage she lived in. This was ‘for the priest’s … Peggy recalls being taken to priests for confession at a Catholic orphanage she lived in. This was ‘for the priest’s …

… When he was six Frank and his siblings were sent to a Catholic orphanage, and all placed in different dormitories. … and the nuns followed a ‘strict curriculum and schedule’. Catholicism was ‘forced’ upon the residents and attending … ‘One morning he told me to leave my surplice and my red church slippers on. He complimented me on my responses to …

… when he was an infant, Doug and his brothers were sent to a Catholic-run children’s home. At six he was transferred to … an Aboriginal legal service to seek compensation from the Catholic Church. ‘They all worked out a deal. They paid us all $5,000 …

… forward. But not only was he soon accepted back into the Church, within a few years he resumed his position as an … this is really fucked up, and shone a spotlight on it. The Catholic Church has dominated the headlines for so long, … this is really fucked up, and shone a spotlight on it. The Catholic Church has dominated the headlines for so long, …

… her devout parents through their mutual heritage and weekly church attendance, and progressed to joining the family on … solicitors in 2011 and received a settlement from the Catholic Church. She never reported Father O’Malley, now … solicitors in 2011 and received a settlement from the Catholic Church. She never reported Father O’Malley, now …

… Les's story Les broke into the church because he wanted to find God. It was the early 1970s … by the parish priest and three nuns who taught at their Catholic primary school. They broke in, Les said, because … by the parish priest and three nuns who taught at their Catholic primary school. They broke in, Les said, because …

… in residential care as a ward of the state. She was in a Catholic orphanage in regional New South Wales between the … One of the residents’ jobs was to set up the chapel for church services and it was common knowledge among the girls … in residential care as a ward of the state. She was in a Catholic orphanage in regional New South Wales between the …

… John Arthur's story John grew up in a large and devout Catholic family in a town in Victoria’s south-west. As a … Brother and another teacher, Lionel Grace, from his Catholic school. John told the Commissioner he believed … to know about it.’ His mother had continued to defend the Church even in the face of multiple media reports of child …

… Australia. In the mid 1950s, Jillian was placed in a Catholic mission outside Perth. Not long after she arrived, … apology was ‘useless’. Soon after this she approached the Catholic Church and received a payment of $3,000. Jillian told the …

… fell too ill to care for him and he was sent off to a Catholic orphanage. Ridley arrived with all his timidity and … early 2000s that he decided to report his abusers to the Catholic Church through their Towards Healing process. Ridley’s first …