AUSTRALIA
The Canberra Times
Finbar O’Mallon
The Catholic school body, Edmund Rice Education Australia, apologised on Thursday morning to survivors and victims of child sex abuse who were pupils at their schools, including St Edmund’s college.
The EREA has responsibility for over 50 schools in Australia, including ones previously governed by the Christian Brothers in Canberra.
But anti-child abuse campaigner Damian De Marco said the apologies were meaningless without change.
“We have had so many apologies and the Catholic church continues on with business as usual. Why don’t the [EREA] stand up and speak out about fixing the problems in the Catholic church? Because they don’t have the courage,” Mr De Marco said.
Speaking to The Canberra Times on Thursday afternoon, EREA executive director Dr Wayne Tinsey said the body couldn’t implement change inside the church.
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