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Tag Archives: Anglican Church
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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Third Hearing – Week Two (Or: Just A Joke)
Image: Anglican Church lawyer, Philip Roland (Source: Foott, Law and Co.) Pat Comben, former registrar of the Grafton Anglican Church diocese and former Education Minister in the Queensland State Government, made a very (melo?)dramatic move outside the Royal Commission before … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican Church, apology, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bishop Keith Slater, Bishop of Grafton, Campbell Brown, Channel 7, Children’s Home, Foott, Grafton Anglican Church diocese, Keith Slater, Koala Villas Caravan (trailer) Park, Law and Co, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Pat Comben, Peter McClellan, Philip Roland, Reverend Comben, Reverend Kitchingman, Rowland Company, Simeon Beckett, stud book, Wildlife Preservation Society
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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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The Victorian State Parliamentary Enquiry Report (Or: Better Than We Thought Possible)
The Victorian state Parliamentary Enquiry into child sexual abuse by clergy has presented its 800 page report to the Victorian Parliament. It is entitled “Betrayal of Trust”. It contains recommendations hoped for, but not necessarily expected, to control the excesses … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Coote, Anglican Church, Archbishop Denise Hart, Australian (Victorian State Government) Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Organisations, Ballarat diocese, Betrayal of Trust, Bronwyn Halfpenny, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, cemetery maintenance trusts, civil claims, Denis Napthine, Denise Hart, Dr. Denis Napthine, Ellis defence, George Pell, Georgie Crozier, grooming laws, inviolability of the confessional, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Melbourne Archbishop Denise Hart, Melbourne Response, Nick Wakeling, Ronald Mulkearns, Salvation Army, Sano Taskforce, Scouts Australia, Sharon Knight, Sir Frank Little, sliding morality, Statute of Limitations, Tim Bull, Towards Healing, Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal, Victoria Police, Victorian Inquiry, Working with Children Act, YMCA
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Federal Government Grants to Organisations for their Royal Commission Responses (Or: Who’s In)
The following list of some of the organisations receiving federal funding related to the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse is given for the purposes of recording the on-going history of the Royal Commission itself. Relationships Australia is the largest … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican Church, Anglicare, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Berry St. Victoria, Bravehearts, Brisbane Catholic Church archdiocese, Care Leavers of Australia Network, Child Migrant Trust, children's homes, CLAN, Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions, Drummond St. Services Inc., Forde Enquiry, government grants, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Micah Projects Inc., Queensland Government, Relationships Australia, Victim Support Services Inc.
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