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Related: About this forumChild abuse royal commission: Catholic Church blocks victims' path to further compensation
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-03/catholic-archdiocese-blocks-victims-path-to-further-compensation/8315858The Catholic Church's Melbourne Archdiocese has rejected an independent review's recommendation to extend compensation for child sex abuse victims to their families or carers.
It also rejected the review's recommendation to allow victims it has paid compensation to, to seek further legal action.
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In order to receive compensation from the church under the Melbourne Response, victims had to sign a deed of release waiving their right to other avenues of legal compensation.
The Ryan report recommended the church no longer require victims sign the deed to receive their money.
It also recommended that those who signed it in the past have it waived so they can seek further compensation.
The church yesterday said it rejected the recommendations.
It also knocked back the recommendation to make compensation available to victims' families or carers
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Church accused of 'buck passing'
Melbourne lawyer Angela Sdrinis , who has represented hundreds of abuse survivors, said the church was not taking responsibility for its actions.
"The Melbourne Archdiocese is really passing the buck in response to the vast majority of recommendations," she said.
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Child abuse royal commission: Catholic Church blocks victims' path to further compensation (Original Post)
Heddi
Mar 2017
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Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)1. The chuch wasn't taking responsibility for its actions????
I am shocked, just shocked.
Of course, why should they. They hold the power of the Church against their followers, and the ability to excommunicate any trouble makers. So their members just have to suck it up.
EvolveOrConvolve
(6,452 posts)2. +1
Step persecuting CC!
Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)3. Nothing they have done for these victims
has been anything short of reprehensible.