Judy Courtin advocates for victims of child sexual abuse

Posted on February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 by Adrian Farrell

Judy Courtin wasn’t the first to call for a Royal Commission to investigate sexual assault and the Catholic Church; victims of child sexual abuse, lawyers and advocates had been calling for one for years.

Judy Courtin – Lawyer and Advocate

Never see a need without doing something about it.
– Mary MacKillop

It was only in 2006, after her mid-life career change from being a chiropractor to becoming a human rights lawyer, that she learned a close family member had been abused at school by a Christian Brother. This inspired her to learn more about the difficulties faced by victims of child sexual abuse by Catholic religious. Her unique insights would bring a fresh look to an age-old problem. And she made sure her call for a Royal Commission was heard.

This is the story of how she did it.
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Anthony Foster – The tenacious advocate for victims of child sexual abuse

Posted on June 30, 2017July 1, 2017 by Adrian Farrell

The first inkling that Anthony and Christine Foster’s daughter, Emma, might have been a victim of child sexual abuse came after years of Emma’s unexplained psychological issues and self-destructive behaviour had been occurring. It was in February 1996 that Emma’s psychiatrist said to Chrissie, “She’s displaying all the symptoms of someone who has been sexually abused.”

Vale Anthony Foster - advocate for child sexual abuse victims

Vale Anthony Foster
1953 –2017
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Cardinal George Pell – Does his leadership pass the wisdom test?

Posted on March 4, 2016May 25, 2016 by Adrian Farrell

Without wise leadership, a nation falls; there is safety in having many advisers.
– Proverbs 11:14

The testimony of Cardinal George Pell to Australia’s Royal Commission into child sexual abuse confirms the crisis in leadership in the Catholic Church – not just in his leadership but also of bishops, cardinals and even the Pope.

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