AUSTRALIA
Courier
Melissa Cunningham
June 1, 2016
St Patrick’s College is taking courageous steps towards confronting its harrowing past and supporting victims and survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
A black line has been put through the name of paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale on the board of ordained collegians at St Patrick’s College in Ballarat to acknowledge victims of abuse at the hands of Catholic clergy.
A plaque was recently installed beneath it, which read: “The black line above stands both as a symbol of respect to the bravery of victims and survivors, and for the college’s deep remorse.”
School principal John Crowley concealed the disgraced priest’s name last year after he attended the child abuse hearings in Ballarat.
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