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This week the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care is holding public hearings at which some survivors of abuse in faith-based care are giving evidence. The first week of the hearings focus on cases involving Catholic institutions. In the coming weeks, survivors of other faith-based organisations will give their evidence at separate hearings.
The Bishops and leaders of religious orders asked to be part of the Royal Commission process. It is a necessary step in the process of justice, an opportunity to acknowledge our past, examine our failings and to listen to those who have been harmed. The process may encourage other survivors to come forward, perhaps for the first time, to disclose the abuse or harm they endured.
Please pray for all involved, and that we will be a Church which brings peace and kindness into the lives of all, especially those who have been hurt when they should have been safe and cared for. ... See MoreSee Less