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Reconciliation and compensation

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Sylvia
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Two articles posted: 07 April 2019:  St. Joseph’s Training School abuse: Why papal apology matters to survivor, 60 years later 08/15 April 2019:   What Do the Church’s Victims Deserve? Comments to come, specifically because the latter relates to New … Continue reading →

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Who?

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Sylvia
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The word from Joe is that ex-priest and serial molester Don Grecco will be out of jail 23 April 2018. You may recall on 24 October 2017  Grecco was sentenced to  18 months jail.  He will have served all of … Continue reading →

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Top court to hear Saint Joseph’s Oratory appeal in sexual assault case

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Sylvia
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Institution believes it is ‘exceptionally targeted’ in alleged victims’ class-action CBC The Canadian Press · Posted: Mar 29, 2018 11:18 AM ET The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from Montreal’s iconic Saint Joseph’s Oratory which seeks to … Continue reading →

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N.B. Catholic Church says there may be no money left to compensate sex abuse victims

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Sylvia
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CBS Radio The Current  Anna Maria Tremonti Monday November 20, 2017 The diocese centre in Dieppe, NB., was sold a few years ago to find money to pay sexual abuse victims. (CBC) Almost every month for the past year, lawsuits have … Continue reading →

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“Archdiocese moves to dismiss 36 sex abuse cases” & related article

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Sylvia
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Director of settlement fund appointed the Guam Daily Post Apr 12, 2017 Neil Pang | The Guam Daily Post The Archdiocese of Agana has asked the District Court of Guam to dismiss the 36 pending child sexual abuse cases that … Continue reading →

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New York’s Catholic Church seeks $100 million loan to pay priest victims

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Sylvia
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MSN 01 March 2017 Reuters Jonathan Allen The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is seeking permission for a $100 million mortgage on some of its valuable Manhattan property to fund its compensation program for people sexually abused by its … Continue reading →

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“Christian Brothers ‘will disappear from Australia’ because of ageing membership” & related articles

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Sylvia
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The Catholic order’s youngest brother is in his 50s, royal commission told, as leader defends legal action The Guardian Australian Associated Press Wednesday 22 February 2017 08.41 GMT 22 February 2017 The Brothers spent $1.5m defending the convicted abuser Robert Best, … Continue reading →

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Australian catholic church pays $212m to abuse victims

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Sylvia
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billsinsider.com Feb 17, 2017 By Violet Tucker “The Commission’s experience is that many survivors face barriers which deter them from reporting abuse to authorities and to the institution in which the abuse occurred”, Furness said. According to data released February … Continue reading →

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For now, the following…

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Sylvia
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Still working on putting together information from that Bathurst Diocese/Aviva insurance ruling🙁 In case you missed the posting, here are links to the decision: Diocese of Bathurst loses bid to recoup $3.3 million from former insurer AVIVA 07 October 2016:  … Continue reading →

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“Dutch Catholic church to offer more abuse victims compensation” & related article

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Sylvia
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DutchNews.nl 17 June 2015 The Dutch Catholic church plans to offer other victims of sexual abuse, whose cases have not been formalised, some form of compensation, the Volkskrant reports on Wednesday. The committee investigating the abuse has determined that 250 … Continue reading →

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