Paedophile Enabler: Bishop James O’Collins
Some of the worst paedophiles in the Catholic Church have been allowed to keep offending after their crimes have been exposed. Sometimes fellow priests conceal
Some of the worst paedophiles in the Catholic Church have been allowed to keep offending after their crimes have been exposed. Sometimes fellow priests conceal
One of Australia’s most notorious and unrepentant serial paedophiles was Gerald Ridsdale, a former priest of the Catholic Church. Ridsdale was charged with more than
Concealing child sexual abuse is one of the worst crimes possible to be committed – second to the act of abuse itself. Men and women
Monsignor Patrick Cotter was the vicar-general of the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese in the 1970s. During his time, he had multiple paedophile priests working beneath him –
Michael Malone became the Catholic Bishop of the Maitland-Newcastle diocese in 1995. At the time, there were two notorious paedophile priests working beneath him –
Father Brian Lucas was a capable priest with legal training. Because he was competent in both civil law and church law, he was given important
Ronald Mulkearns was one of the most revered bishops of his time, serving the Catholic Church for decades spanning from 1956 to 1997. Mulkearns was
Edmund Gleeson was Bishop of the Maitland/Newcastle Diocese until 1956. He held an influential position in the church. A position of esteem, trust and power.
Former Bishop of Newcastle, Brian Farran, made media waves in his time. He angered his parishioners by defrocking a popular priest in 2012. The priest,
Archbishop Denis Hart is a paedophile enabler. There is no excuse for covering up child sexual abuse. Nothing should ever get in the way of
Institutional abuse is rampant in Australia. Countless victims have come forward in recent years with stories of child sexual abuse from paedophile priests, bishops, and
The life of a victim is troubled and tortured. The effects of sexual abuse remain for life. When a victim finally comes forward and shares
Keith Allen is a Newcastle lawyer. He is an Anglican Church official, former trustee, and Newcastle Diocesan Council member. He should be best known as
Archbishop Philip Wilson was meant to be a trusted member of society. In times of need, we are supposed to be able to look up
Leo Clarke was a Bishop in the Newcastle/Maitland diocese. He was more than just a Bishop. He helped cover up the crimes of Denis McAlinden
He was one of Australia’s leading Catholics. He was the Archbishop of Melbourne. And he covered up sexual abuse. He let abusers walk freely amongst
Victims of institutional child abuse are not just physically abused by their abusers. They are emotionally abused. Their very trust in institutions is abused. These
The Royal Commission didn’t just uncovered hundreds of paedophiles hiding within the largest institutions in Australia, but also the people who failed to report them. These
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