AUSTRALIA
The Morning Bulletin
Lisa Benoit | 4th Jun 2015
MELISSA Davey’s job is to help victims of abuse in the Catholic Church system tell their story and begin the healing process.
The pastoral response co-ordinator for the Rockhampton Diocese yesterday spoke about the immense courage displayed by victims of abuse to come forward.
She said it was vital these people knew there was support for them.
“This role gives that opportunity for people to start the process of healing, ongoing healing and reconciliation,” she said.
Catholic Bishop Michael McCarthy, who has been in the top role for just over a year, said the church had taken steps to ensure the church’s dark history of sexual abuse was never repeated.
He appointed Ms Davey to the position in September last year before the Royal Commission held a public hearing, in April, into child sex abuse in Rockhampton.
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