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recreational and club activities, youth employment, and the armed forces.
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In private sessions, 58.6 per cent of survivors told us they were sexually abused in an institution managed by a religious organisation. These institutions included places of worship and religious instruction, missions, non-government schools, orphanages, residential homes__
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recreational clubs, youth groups, and welfare services. Almost 2,500 survivors told us in a private session about child sexual abuse in an institution managed by the Catholic Church. This represents 61.8 per cent of all survivors who reported sexual abuse in a religious__
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institution and 36.2 per cent of all survivors. Just under one-third (32.0 per cent) of survivors told us in private sessions they were abused in an institution under government management.
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There is no excuse. For as long as I can remember Vatican has moved like a turtle when pursuing child abuse. No excuse. Secrecy is the enemy.
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Just as the sexual assault of women, the sexual abuse of children is also a hidden crime perpetrated under patriarchy and capitalism. Women's unequal status and the exploitation of children makes these crimes possible.
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Important fact, it was the Australia's first female PM, Julia Gillard, who set up this Royal Commission 5 years sgo.
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Funny how you use a religious leader for the photo, when not all abuse even happened at churches. However good job getting those clicks.
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Because he's currently undergoing a trial in Australia for the same reason, it seems quite appropriate, don't u think?
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I honestly have no clue who the guy is and you still can’t deny that they used that image because it would get the most clicks.
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He's Cardinal George Pell currently on leave from Vatican to attend his own trial, accused of sexual abuse. George Pell: Complainants to give evidence on historical sexual offence charges over two weeks http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-12/george-pell-historical-sexual-offences-court-case-two-weeks/9248880 … via
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He isn't just a random priest. He's the embodiment of institutionalized sexual abuses by the Catholic Church over decades with many many allegations of cover up.
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Duck gets to "drop the mic" ;-)
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I don’t even know what that means
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The meat of the story reveals that religious organisations are the main problem, and of those, Catholics are the worst offenders. See Ireland.
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Another shameful chapter in Australia's history. It makes me so angry.
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No institution can be trusted. Human civilization is a failure.
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