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What Ex-Bishop Slater Said (Or: The Plot Thickens)
Keith Slater (see previous postings), 65, the former bishop at the centre of the North Coast Children’s Home scandal, appeared before the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Sydney today. Slater was the bishop of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican Church, Anglican Church North Coast Children’s Home, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bishop Keith Slater, bishop of the Grafton diocese of the Anglican Church, Church of England, Discernment Board, Episcopalian Church, Greg Ezzy, Keith Slater, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, North Coast Children's Home, Phillip Aspinall, Tommy Campion
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Money Matters (Or: Scarier Than Hell)
Image: Clarence Valley Anglican School Image: North Coast Children’s Home The finances of the Grafton diocese of the Anglican Church (known elsewhere as the Episcopalian Church or the Church of England) came under the spotlight last week at the third … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Kitchingman, Anglican Church, Anglican Church North Coast Children’s Home, Anthony Newby, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bishop Keith Slater, Church of England, Clarence Valley Anglican School, Episcopalian Church, Grafton Diocese, Grafton Diocese Investment Fund, Jennifer Woodhouse, Keith Slater, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, North Coast Children's Home, North Coast Church of England Children’s Home, Pat Comben, Peter Roland, Phillip Aspinall, Richard “Tommy” Campion, Simon Harrison, Statute of Limitations, Tommy Campion
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Once A Priest Always A Priest (Or: My Wife Will Pray for You)
Image: John Gumbley (center) with some of his supporters (Source: Sydney Morning Herald) Perhaps one of the greatest hypocrites of all time appeared before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse this week. He is Philip Gerber, … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Kitchingman, Anglican Church, Anglican Church North Coast Children’s Home, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bishop of Bathurst, Church of England, Dean Graeme Lawrence, Dean of Newcastle, Diocese of Bathurst, Episcopalian Church, Graeme Lawrence, John Gumbley, Judge Sackar, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Newcastle Anglican Cathedral, Newcastle cathedral, North Coast Children's Home, Pat Comben, Peter McClellan, Philip Gerber, Phillip Aspinall, Rev. Brown, Robert Ellmore, Simeon Beckett, Tommy Campion
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What CD, CN and CM Said (Or: O’Neill’s Whip)
Image: New Anglican bishop of Grafton, Macneil The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse third “case study” hearing has received witness statements from three more victims of the North Coast Children’s Home in New South Wales … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Kitchingman, Anglican bishop of Grafton, Anglican Church, Anglican Church North Coast Children’s Home, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bishop Keith Slater, Bishop Sarah Macneil, children's homes, Church of England, Episcopalian Church, Jean O’Neill, Keith Slater, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Matron Jean O’Neill, North Coast Children's Home, Pat Comben, Phillip Aspinall, Rev. Winston Morgan, Sarah Macneil, Tommy Campion
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What CA and CK Said (Or: Ritual Abuse)
Image: Pat Comben, when he was a politician (Source: Queensland Department of Education) Phillip Aspinall, head of the Australian Anglican Church (known elsewhere as the Episcopalian Church or the Church of England), knew the details of the horrific abuse at … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican Church, Anglican Church North Coast Children’s Home, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bishop Keith Slater, Bishop of Grafton, children's homes, Church of England, cleansing process, Episcopalian Church, Grafton bishop, Keith Slater, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, North Coast Children's Home, Pat Comben, Phillip Aspinall, ritual abuse, Rod McLary, Simeon Beckett, Simon Harrison, Statute of Limitations, Tommy Campion, Tony Abbott
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What Tommy Said (Or: Saving The Furniture)
Image: The main sign for the North Coast Children’s Home (Source: CLAN) Abuses at the North Coast Children’s Home have been detailed to the third “case study” hearing of the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican Church, Anglican Church North Coast Children’s Home, Anne Hywood, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bishop Keith Slater, children's homes, Church of England, Ellis defence, Episcopalian Church, Grafton Diocese, Keith Slater, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, North Coast Children's Home, Pat Comben, Peter Roland, Phillip Aspinall, Rev Comben, Richard “Tommy” Campion, Simon Harrison, Tommy Campion
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The Third Case Study (Or: Sugar-Coated Salt)
Image: “Tommy” Campion Allan Kitchingman (see previous posting), still fondly known by some as “Kitch”, was to be the focus of the third “case study” by the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Kitchingman, 81, remains … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Kitchingman, Anglican Church, Anglican Church North Coast Children’s Home, Anglican Primate of Australia, Archbishop Aspinall, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bishop Housden, Bishop James Housden, Bishop Keith Slater, Bishop Sarah Macneil, Catholic Church, Church of England, Episcopalian Church, James Housden, Keith Slater, Kitch, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, North Coast Children's Home, Phillip Aspinall, Richard “Tommy” Campion, Sarah Macneil, Tommy Campion
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Some Victorian Victims’ Comments (Or: Real Voices)
The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will resume hearings tomorrow. It will be the third “case study”, and will focus on Allan Kitchingman (see previous posting) against the background of events at the North Coast … Continue reading
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Tagged Adults Surviving Child Abuse, Allan Kitchingman, Andrea Coote, Andrea Lockhart, Anglican Church North Coast Children’s Home, Anthony Foster, Australian (Victorian State Government) Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Organisations, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Ballarat Centre Against Sexual Assault, Broken Rites, Bryan Keon-Cohen, Cardinal George Pell, cassock of silence, Catholic Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, Catholic Church’s PR Unit, children's homes, Chrissie Foster, Christian Brother Robert Best, Christian Brothers, Clare Leaney, Commission of Inquiry Now (COIN), Dr Cathy Kezelman, Emma Foster, Father Kevin O’Donnell, Francis Sullivan, George Pell, In Good Faith and Associates, John McNally, Justice and Healing Council, Katie Foster, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Manny Waks, Mick Serch, North Coast Children's Home, Olivia Monaghan, Ombudsman, Peter Blenkiron, Queen Street Primary School, Salvation Army, St Leo’s College Box Hill, Stephen Woods, tax exemptions, Tony Abbott, Truth, Victorian Inquiry, Yeshiva College
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Who is Allan Kitchingman? (Or: Where’s Phil?)
Allan “Kitch” Kitchingman will be the object of the third “case study” in the present set by the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The first one was on Steven Larkins (see previous posting) and the … Continue reading
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First Day (Or: As It Happened)
[Note: Today’s posting was delayed due to a power outage following a thunderstorm.] Image: Chief Scout of Australia, Governor-General Quentin Bryce (Australia’s Head of State) with Scouts officials (Image source: http://www.scouts.com.au/newsletter.asp?BulletinStory=21301594) Image: Gail “Snow White” Furness addresses the six … Continue reading
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