AUSTRALIA
Goulburn Post
26 Jun 2017
A special church service on Friday night will acknowledge previous “wrongdoing” within the Catholic Church but also remember past schools.
Mary Queen of Apostles Parish Priest, Father Dermid McDermott said the ‘Liturgy of Lament’ was not sparked solely by sexual abuse cases at the former Saint Patrick’s College. However, these and the Royal Commission into Sexual Abuse of Children in Institutional Care had impacted on the Parish.
“I personally don’t know anyone (past students) affected by sexual abuse but they are there; it is underlying,” he said.
“There seems to be a gap between the apology and what’s happened since and sometimes the only response is to get on your knees and pray.”
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