'I wanted to know why, in the diocese of Lismore, then
across all of Australia, then the world, why not one good fearless
person could have stepped out against the depravities and wrongs that
existed, including turning a blind eye to the abusers and moving the
clergy from town to town to protect them from being discovered?''
With this anguished plea, Jennifer Ingham gave shaking voice to
questions at the heart of hearings of the Royal Commission into
Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Sydney this week. Who
takes responsibility? Who will lead?