Catholic Church can't backtrack on commitment to child abuse survivors

State and territory governments should urgently introduce legislation that forces institutions such as the Catholic Church to take responsibility for those who were abused as children by the clergy or others associated with the Church, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.
Church representatives such as Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart have previously stated publicly that the Church would abandon the Ellis Defence and provide a mechanism for survivors of child abuse to sue the Church and seek justice. However, more recent Church statements have been inconsistent, indicating that the Catholic Church may continue to use the Ellis defence.

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