Abuse in care survivors are calling for the Catholic Church to be held accountable. File photo / 123RFBy Andrew McRae of RNZA survivor group for people abused while in the care of the Catholic Church says only a fraction of them are coming forward. "There's tremendous courage in coming forward and to realise that I was the victim of abuse but that I have survived that." "The Catholic Church is in a position to already be obliged to do something because it is a church. "The Catholic Church wouldn't be doing anything apart from its own historical process of trying to cover up."

Source: New Zealand Herald January 24, 2021 02:03 UTC