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Saturday, July 31 2010 @ 05:16 PM EST

As a result of the Broken Rites public exposure of Catholic Church sexual abuse from 1993 onwards, the Australian bishops became alarmed about survivors telephoning Broken Rites. Therefore the church established its own telephone hotline to compete with the Broken Rites number.

In 1996, after the high-profile jailings of Catholic priests and brothers, the Australian bishops published a glossy booklet, entitled Towards Healing, promising justice to survivors. The church established its own procedure for handling sex-abuse complaints, to be administered by a National Committee for Professional Standards ( NCPS). It also established a Professional Standards Resource Group ( PSRG) in each state to do the actual processing of complaints. This process applies in all of Australias thirty-odd Catholic dioceses (except the Melbourne diocese) and also in the hundred-or-so religious orders.

Unfortunately, the Catholic Churchs complaints structure is overwhelmingly "in-house"; it has an obvious shortage of non-Catholic members. It is male-dominated and clergy-dominated. The NCPS typically includes a bishop or two, an influential priest or two, a religious Brother representing male religious orders, and a religious Sister representing female religious orders.

Furthermore, the national committee has been headed for years by a nun who has been simultaneously a board member of the Catholic Churchs insurance company the company that finances the churchs compensation payouts to victims. This womans dual role is a clear conflict of interest.

One drawback of this "in-house" system is that a state PSRG is likely to contain a member (e.g., a priest or a religious brother) who is a colleague of the alleged offender in a case. And there is no member representing (or advocating for) victims.

It is usually worthwhile for victims to report their abuse to the PSRG but it is best to consult Broken Rites first. Broken Rites can inform a survivor about his/her rights and also about how to avoid various pitfalls in the PSRG system.

Broken Rites has a list containing the contact address for the PSRG convenor in each state (or for Melbourne dioceses separate system). Victims can phone us on 03 9457 4999 -- or email us -- for further information.

Cardinal Pell PaFIhY]
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Church failed to act against abusers

Monday, May 17 2010 @ 09:58 PM EST

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By Tim Palmer

The Catholic Church in Australia faces new allegations of failing to act against priests involved in sexual abuse, after an ABC investigation revealed cases in which priests found by the Church to have committed offences continue to conduct church services.

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Melbourne lifts abuse payout cap

Friday, April 24 2009 @ 03:06 PM EST

Views: 165

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{ADMIN NOTE- For some reason people still believe that the Church has the right to decide on how much compensation Victims deserve - In AUSTRALIA Victims have the right to ask a Civil Court to force the the church to award compensation payments. Payments in Australia have ranged from $2000 to $2,000,000 }


Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart has lifted compensation payments available to victims of clergy sexual abuse by nearly 50 percent to $75,000.

Archbishop Hart decided to raise the limit by $20,000 after a request from the compensation panel that recommends ex gratia payments to victims, The Age reports.

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Sex abuse costs Catholic Church

Friday, October 03 2008 @ 01:47 AM EST

Views: 270

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Carly Crawford

THE Catholic Church has been flooded with 350 sex-abuse complaints in Melbourne.

An estimated $6 million has been paid out to victims.

The church has compensated hundreds who have suffered sexual assault, rape and humiliation by Catholic figures using its nationwide $153 million insurance fund.

A Herald Sun investigation reveals that:

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Pope's sorry is an empty gesture

Friday, September 26 2008 @ 10:31 PM EST

Views: 172

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By Angela Sorinis

THOUSANDS of pilgrims will line Sydney Harbour on July 17 to watch the Pope arrive for World Youth Day.

Look past the flotilla and the flags of the world display, and you will catch a glimpse of the latest leg of the Pope's world apology tour.

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Cutthroat tactics

Friday, September 26 2008 @ 10:22 PM EST

Views: 206

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BY KRISTEN LOMBARDI

When dealing with sex-abuse cases against priests, the Catholic Church acts more like a greedy corporation than a spiritual institution

Blaming rape victims for their own recklessness.

Hiring private investigators to track down incriminating evidence.

Suing victims for slander.

Suing minor victims parents for failing to watch over them.

Intimidating witnesses.

Concealing evidence.

Stonewalling court proceedings.

Denying knowledge of abuse unless the victims can prove otherwise.

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Suing a Catholic diocese or religious order

Friday, September 26 2008 @ 09:00 PM EST

Views: 244

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If a victim is not satisfied with the amount of compensation offered through the Towards Healing process (or through the Melbourne diocese process), he/she can reject the offer and then launch a civil action through solicitors, seeking damages from the particular diocese or religious order which inflicted the offender on the victims.

The action must be taken against a specific church agency, such as the Marist Brothers or the Diocese of Woop Woop, not "the Catholic Church" as a whole.

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A separate system regarding Melbourne priests

Friday, September 26 2008 @ 08:59 PM EST

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The Melbourne Catholic diocese has procedures which differ from the rest of Victoria and Australia. The Melbourne diocese does not participate in the Victorian PSRG. The Victorian PSRG is confined to religious orders and the state's three country dioceses.

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Obtaining compensation from the church

Friday, September 26 2008 @ 08:58 PM EST

Views: 197

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Towards Healing is intended as an in-house alternative to a civil court action. In 1996, Church spokesmen promised that Towards Healing will provide compensation to victims.

The NCPS foundation chairman, Bishop Geoffrey Robinson, said the Towards Healing protocol "included just and fair compensation for victims" (Courier Mail, Brisbane, 12 December 1996).

The NCPS foundation executive director, Father David Cappo, said "compensation would be 'on the table' in meetings with victims and no limit had been set" (Herald Sun, Melbourne, 12 December 1996).

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Sex abuse victims 'denied proper compensation'

Friday, July 18 2008 @ 06:50 AM EST

Views: 233

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Barney Zwartz

MELBOURNE'S "unjust" system for dealing with sexual abuse had probably saved the Catholic Archdiocese more than $40 million that should have gone to victims, the father of two schoolgirls who were repeatedly raped by a priest suggested yesterday.

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Scrap sex abuse program - priest

Thursday, July 17 2008 @ 10:13 PM EST

Views: 209

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THE Catholic Church should scrap its program to investigate sex abuse within the church because victims have been denied justice, a maverick Sydney priest says.

Father Chris Riley, who heads Youth Off The Streets, a Sydney welfare service that assists homeless, drug addicted and abused young people, said the Towards Healing program hurt the church's credibility and meant victims often did not have their day in court.

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Catholic Church sex abuse investigations 'a joke'

Thursday, July 17 2008 @ 09:08 PM EST

Views: 222

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Towards Healing program "denying victims justice"

Program a "joke and should be scrapped"

THE Catholic Church should scrap its program to investigate sex abuse within the church because victims have been denied justice, a maverick Sydney priest says.

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Jason Parkinson joins Lateline

Tuesday, July 08 2008 @ 09:24 PM EST

Views: 196

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Reporter: Tony Jones

Canberra-based lawyer Jason Parkinson says the Catholic church has been avoiding its legal liabilities. He will be representing former students who are among more than 30 involved in abuse claims being brought against the Marist College in Canberra.

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Church 'bamboozled' victims

Sunday, January 27 2008 @ 09:51 PM EST

Views: 195

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By Jeremy Roberts

THE Catholic Church has been accused of using legal tactics to bamboozle victims of abuse into signing away their rights to sue for compensation.

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Towards Healing

Thursday, September 20 2007 @ 09:05 PM EST

Views: 207

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Principles and procedures in responding to complaints of abuse against personnel of the Catholic Church in Australia


http://www.acbc.catholic.org.au/docum...231131.pdf

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A Towards Healing Experience: Late jockey's brother in protest over abuse compo

Monday, August 13 2007 @ 10:59 PM EST

Views: 178

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The well-known jockey Ray Setches committed suicide eight years ago as a result of abuse at a Melbourne Catholic school, according to his brother, James Setches, also an abuse victim, who is now organising a protest against what he regards as inadequate compensation.

The Australian reports that lke many victims of child sexual abuse, James Setches kept the horrific memories bottled up inside for decades. But when his brother committed suicide, he decided to act.

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Fees fear in abuse cases

Saturday, January 28 2006 @ 10:01 PM EST

Views: 260

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Nigel Hunt

THE Catholic Church has moved to assure victims of sexual abuse their legal fees will continue to be paid following confusion created by a new policy document.
Catholic diocese of Adelaide Director of Professional Standards Sue Cain yesterday said there would be no change to the existing system under which cases were assessed individually and all legal fees paid "in many cases".

This was despite a revised Towards Healing principles and procedures guidelines document provided to lawyers representing abuse victims stating otherwise.

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A Towards Healing Experience: Wicked secret that tore a family apart

Monday, September 06 2004 @ 10:48 PM EST

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A family traumatised after a pedophile priest abused their sons, says the Catholic Church is victimising them again 25 years later. Ian Munro reports.

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Church admits hush payments

Monday, June 10 2002 @ 10:42 PM EST

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In a stark reversal of its previous statements, the Roman Catholic Church in Australia has admitted that secrecy clauses were included in compensation payments to sexual abuse victims.

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