Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth
has begun giving evidence at the child sex abuse royal commission,
apologising unreservedly to survivors. The former
Archbishop of Brisbane made the statement after taking the stand and
said he deeply
"It's clear to me now that we did not do enough to help you, and actions of the diocese and the school compounded your distress and suffering," he said in reference to St Paul's, one of the schools examined by the inquiry, prior to being questioned.regretted that he didn't press harder to have complaints investigated more thoroughly.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/qld/a/30089149/we-did-not-do-enough-to-help-you-hollingworth-apologises-to-abuse-victims/
"It's clear to me now that we did not do enough to help you, and actions of the diocese and the school compounded your distress and suffering," he said in reference to St Paul's, one of the schools examined by the inquiry, prior to being questioned.regretted that he didn't press harder to have complaints investigated more thoroughly.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/qld/a/30089149/we-did-not-do-enough-to-help-you-hollingworth-apologises-to-abuse-victims/