Catholics Keep Faith Despite Abuse Claims

ABC Sydney
December 6, 2012

http://blogs.abc.net.au/nsw/2012/12/catholics-keep-faith-despite-abuse-claims.html

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How do you reconcile the implication of sexual abuse occurring within your religious organization with your personal belief in God?

Jill was joined three local Catholics to discuss their faith in light of new sex abuse claims, the Royal Commission and State Inquiry.

Former Australian Cricketer and Newcastle Port Chaplain Rick McCosker, former university lecturer and Maitland-Newcastle Diocese’s social justice council member Moira Gordan, and Chairperson of the St Vincent de Paul Social Justice Group Pam Tierney, who had walked away from the church for 3 years but has now returned, told their stories.

With all of these issues facing their personal connection with God and the institution they have come to rely on, Jill asked whether their faith had been reassessed and shaken by these revelations.