AUSTRALIA
ABC News
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ANALYSIS
By Paul Kennedy
Two weeks ago Chrissie Foster said to her husband Anthony: “You know, you are perfect.”
“No, no,” said the modest man with silver hair and kind eyes.
“Yes, you are,” she said. “You’re perfect.”
Chrissie and Anthony were married 36 years but never tired of telling each other how much they were adored.
Their love was stronger than anything; it helped them survive the terrible crimes against their family.
It is why Anthony’s sudden death was so unthinkable.
I met Chrissie and Anthony 21 years ago while covering a story of clergy sex abuse as a cadet newspaperman.
Two of the Fosters’ daughters, Emma and Katie, were among the many victims of jailed Father Kevin O’Donnell, who had been grooming and raping children since the 1950s.
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