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NSW Enquiry: Session 2 Week 2 Day 3 (Or: The Graveyard’s Full)

Posted on July 10, 2013 by lewisblayse

Bishop Michael Malone, speaking to the NSW government inquiry into clerical child sexual abuse in the Newcastle-Maitland diocese, said he asked his predecessor, Leo Clarke, what the skeletons in the closet were. Bishop Clarke pushed a wooden box across the … Continue reading →

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NSW Enquiry: Session 2 Week 2 Day 2 (Or: Nobody Needs to Know)

Posted on July 9, 2013 by lewisblayse

Lawyers for the Catholic Church at the NSW government enquiry into clerical child sexual abuse in the Newcastle-Maitland diocese, appear to have been emboldened by the recent decision of the enquiry Commissioner, Margaret Cunneen, to hold “in-camera” hearings for Adelaide … Continue reading →

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NSW Enquiry – Week’s Wrap-Up (Or: Master of Law and Letters)

Posted on July 6, 2013 by lewisblayse

The first week of the second session of the NSW government enquiry into clerical child sexual abuse in the Newcastle-Maitland diocese heard further evidence from Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox, more local police officials and the current Bishop of Newcastle-Maitland, … Continue reading →

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The NSW Enquiry Pushes On (Or: Anatomy of a Cover-Up)

Posted on July 2, 2013 by lewisblayse

Father Denis McAlinden came to Australia in 1949 and died here in 2005. In between, he abused an unknown number of little girls. What is known now, is that the Catholic Church was aware of his offending from as far … Continue reading →

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