CANADA
CTV News
Sue Bailey, The Canadian Press
Published Wednesday, December 14, 2016
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Closing arguments began Wednesday in a civil lawsuit led by former Mount Cashel residents who claim church officials ignored reports of horrific abuse at the orphanage in Newfoundland.
Lawyers for about 60 claimants are in provincial Supreme Court, and say the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John’s is liable for incidents dating back to the 1940s.
He took aim at defence arguments, including that attitudes toward physical punishment of children have changed over time.
“Some things are eternally regarded,” he told Judge Alphonsus Faour.
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