AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
November 12, 2012
Paul Mulvey
AAP
A survivor of sexual abuse at the hands of the Christian Brothers says a royal commission will help cleanse churches of evil.
Peter Blenkiron spoke to fellow survivors who were in tears on Monday when they heard that Prime Minister Julia Gillard had bowed to pressure to set up a royal commission into child sex abuse by members of the church.
“This is massive. I’ve just been speaking to blokes in tears, tears of joy,” Mr Blenkiron told AAP.
“People have asked me what about the hardship it’s going to create for everybody. It’s a necessary short term pain for long term gain that brings out the truth.”
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