AUSTRALIA
Tamut and Adelong Times
By Frances Vinall – April 29, 2017
A former Principal at McAuley Catholic Central School is requesting an apology and a payment from Archbishop Christopher Prowse, for his historic forced resignation on behalf of the Catholic Education Office (CEO) in 1998.
He believes his treatment was the result of his speaking out against the CEO, and it is his hope that the increased scrutiny the Catholic Church has received in the past few years will encourage the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese to admit what he says is their mistake in terminating his position.
Lee Borradale, now retired in Queensland, believes there are parallels between his experience with the Archdiocese, and the treatment of Father Brian Hassett that has recently come to light.
“There’s a pattern of behaviour in the Catholic system,” Mr Borradale said.
“They don’t tell the community what’s going on, they move people somewhere else and deal with it out of sight. It’s just wrong.
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