KAMLOOPS (BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA)
Kamloops This Week from Canadian Press
February 7, 2021
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador – Roman Catholic parishes in St. John’s were informed Sunday the resolution of claims by victims of abuse at the Mount Cashel orphanage will mean “changes and sacrifices” to deal with the financial fallout.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the archdiocese’s application for leave to appeal a decision by the Newfoundland and Labrador Appeal Court on Jan. 14, meaning the church is liable for abuse committed in the 1940s, 50s and 60s.
He says in the letter he can’t promise the road ahead will be an easy one, but he hopes the resolution process will bring healing for victims, their loved ones and the entire faith community.
The archbishop said “the resolution of the claims will have significant implications for the parishes and parishioners,” in the diocese, adding in a news release he’s not available for further comment.
The case first shook Newfoundland and Labrador decades ago, and the recent Supreme Court decision has determined once and for all that the church has a responsibility to the victims of the abuse that took place at the notorious former orphanage at the hands of the Christian Brothers.
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