Child Protection Justice

Priests say they won’t break the seal of confession but what does that mean.

The Roman Catholic Church is again proving that their institution empowers the perpetrator rather than protecting the victim. The so called “sanctity” of the confessional is immoral and should be made criminal when it comes to concealing serious offences. The Royal Commission has proven that the church cannot be trusted with the welfare of vulnerable […]

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“It’s a good day”: NSW government lifts legal barriers to abuse survivors.

More good news! For far too long, corrupt leadership has been more concerned with protecting the institutional church’s cash and assets rather than fairly compensating the victims of the criminals that they have protected. Thankfully, the finances of the “institutional church” has just lost another layer of protection and the Survivors of Child Sex Abuse […]

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‘Momentous’ law change opens church up to legal action from abuse victims.

Here is some more great news! For far too long, corrupt institutions have not only abused innocent children and then deliberately and intentionally concealed the crimes but have also heaped further abuse upon the survivors by denying them proper compensation through the exploitation of legal loopholes. Scrapping the “Ellis Defence” in Victoria is another step […]

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‘Ellis defence’ scrapped as Victorian law change opens church up to abuse legal action

‘Ellis defence’ scrapped as Victorian law change opens church up to abuse legal action abc – news By Danny Tran and Matt Neal  Updated 28 May 2018, 9:18am PHOTO: John Ellis says it feels good to have his name unshackled from a legal loophole used by the Catholic Church. (ABC News: Danielle Bonica) It was only years later, long […]

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Pastor accuses church leaders of blatant hypocrisy in same sex marriage plebiscite

AUGUST 30 2017  OPINION | Pastor accuses church leaders of blatant hypocrisy in same sex marriage plebiscite Comment published in The Maitland Mercury Occasionally a letter is sent to The Mercury that is so powerful, so heartfelt, that it deserves highlighting. We received this letter from Pastor Bob Cotton of Maitland Christian Church. We have decided to […]