FIJI
RNZ Pacific
July 16, 2020
By Christine Rovoi
The Catholic Church in Fiji has warned any priests found to have abused children will be severely dealt with.
The warning comes amid allegations of sexual abuse by the church’s priests as revealed in a report by Television New Zealand claimed a man was molested by a priest in Fiji when he was a child.
The warning comes amid allegations of sexual abuse by the church’s priests as revealed in a report by Television New Zealand claimed a man was molested by a priest in Fiji when he was a child.
The report claimed that the NZ Catholic Church had moved certain brothers and priests – who had sexually abused children – to the Pacific including Fiji.
The head of the church in Fiji, Archbishop Peter Loy Chong, said he emphathised with the victims of sexual abuse – “with their hurt, anger, trauma and feelings. I emphathise with the pain that victims and their families have experienced and continue to experience”.
“On behalf of the church, I express our remorse for past failures and extend our sincere regret and deep sympathy to the victims of sexual abuse. The church apologises for any abuse perpetrated by clergy or religious.
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