AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Emilie Gramenz
Tasmania’s new Anglican Bishop has met with a survivor of child sexual abuse in preparation for new complaints, and there are calls for other institutions nationally to follow his lead.
Bishop Richard Condie was consecrated on Saturday and is now the highest clergy member in Tasmania.
The Anglican Church reached out to abuse survivor and long-time campaigner Steven Fisher to invite him to meet with the Bishop.
It was an invitation Mr Fisher was pleased to receive.
“I believe it’s a huge step for them to reach out and ask a victim to come down and actually talk to them,” he said.
“It’s something we’ve been campaigning for for 15 years.”
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