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The Archbishop of the Canberra-Goulburn region has responded to criticism over his absence at an abuse healing service at Marist College earlier this week.
Advocates for victims of child abuse hit out at Archbishop Christopher Prowse, labelling his decision not to attend “appalling”.
In a statement, Archbishop Prowse said “some victims of child abuse have been offended by my non-attendance at the recent Liturgy of Lament at Marist College, Canberra”.
“In hindsight, I believe they are correct,” he said.
The all-boys Catholic school in Canberra’s south held a liturgy for abuse survivors on Thursday, at which its headmaster and the Provincial of the Marist Brothers apologised for abuse that took place at the school, and subsequent failures to deal with it effectively.
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