THE Sydney Catholic Archdiocese had more than $1 billion in assets by
2013, but spent only a fraction on compensation to victims of child
sexual abuse, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child
Sexual Abuse has found.
The archdiocese recorded annual surpluses of between $3.5 million and $43.9 million between 2002 and 2007 while it ‘‘vigorously’’ fought a Towards Healing claim and legal case by child sexual abuse victim John Ellis. During that period the archdiocese paid only $1.2 million in compensation to victims.
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2877179/royal-commission-criticises-catholic-church-response-to-abuse-victims/?src=rss
The archdiocese recorded annual surpluses of between $3.5 million and $43.9 million between 2002 and 2007 while it ‘‘vigorously’’ fought a Towards Healing claim and legal case by child sexual abuse victim John Ellis. During that period the archdiocese paid only $1.2 million in compensation to victims.
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2877179/royal-commission-criticises-catholic-church-response-to-abuse-victims/?src=rss