AUSTRALIA
ABC News

By Thomas Oriti

An inquiry into child sexual abuse has been told it is appropriate for authorities within the Catholic Church to play a central role in the healing process for victims.

In December, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse examined the cases of four people who had participated in the Towards Healing process.

Towards Healing was established by the Catholic Church in the mid-1990s to respond to complaints of abuse involving Church personnel.

His long-awaited appearance comes after a victim accused the Catholic Church of deceiving him in the lead-up to his Towards Healing facilitation session.