Separation of Church and State

Email to Tony Abbott

Sat, 3 Apr 2010 12:05:52

Separation of Church and State

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Subject: Separation of Church and State
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 12:05:52 +0100


Dear Tony


I am part of a group of people here in Ireland who is campaigning for change in how governments throughout the world deal with the issue of child sex abuse.

 

You must be aware at this stage the sagas that have unfolded in this country regarding the same subject following the Murphy and the Ryan Reports; the former being of diocesan clerical abuse and the latter of industrial school sexual abuse which was proven to be endemic throughout the system.

 

We will soon be having Cardinal Pell visit to follow up on the Diocesan report documentation in my possession proves that this man cannot be trusted where this subject is concerned. I am asking that you have a meeting with this man regarding the allegations made in his former diocese where he was proven to be a liar (he, of course, would say otherwise, the euphemism used was an error!) as it's important that we have clear accountability and transparency in these matters going forward to the future. Our government has had to admit their complicity in the abuses of the past here in Ireland. That took great courage for such a small nation. The Roman Catholic Church can learn from this and emulate our behaviour.

 

However, in Australia, the government refers the victims back to the church to deal with the clerical abuse complaints. This is not good enough. There are crimes being committed on your children and it is cowardly in the extreme not to deal with the subject however unpleasant it may seem. Children must come first. They are your future.

 

The time has come for the Church to knuckle down to the law of the land (after all, they were men before they reached their current exalted positions within the Church) and it's down to the politicians such as yourself to effect those changes.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards

Hanora Brennan

Mill Road
Inistioge
Co. Kilkenny
Ireland

P.S. I have cc'd this to the current Members of Parliament in the hope you could garner some support for this sensitive issue as it doesn't matter what side of the political divide your policies are these could be your children we are fighting for.




From: Hanora Brennan <bogtrotter@eircom.net>
To: <tony.abbott.mp@aph.gov.au>
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