AUSTRALIA
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BY THOMAS ORITI
December 9, 2013
A public hearing in Sydney has been told the majority of complaints of abuse within the Catholic Church involve incidents at a school, college or orphanage.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is examining the ‘Towards Healing’ process, established by the church in 1996.
Four people will give evidence at the hearing relating to complaints involving the Archdiocese of Brisbane, the Diocese of Lismore and the Marist Brothers.
In her opening address, Counsel-Assisting the Commission Gail Furness SC said certain congregations stand out in the list of complaints.
“Over 60 per cent of all Towards Healing complaints detailed the incident location as a school, college or orphanage,” she said.
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