AUSTRALIA
Eureka Street
Geoffrey Robinson
November 15, 2012
In two weeks’ time the Australian bishops will meet in their biannual meeting. It is obvious the Royal Commission into sexual abuse will be a major topic. I respectfully suggest some matters for their attention.
I suggest they invite as many leaders of religious institutes as possible to be present and join in the discussion.
Individual bishops have already promised ‘full cooperation’ with the Commission, but the gathered bishops and religious need to have a serious discussion concerning exactly what ‘full’ cooperation will mean. It is vital that all agree in detail on this point.
I suggest that they invite a couple of experts to speak to them on what the Commission will probably require. For example, they might seek out some persons who were involved in the Wood Royal Commission in 1996. They then need to ensure that they are all on exactly the same page.
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