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17 April 2016

Christian Brothers left out of orphanage policy discussions: lawyers

Mount Cashel civil trial continues Monday Early 1950s interaction between the archbishop and the child welfare minister of the day seemed to not include the Christian Brothers in detailed discussions about admission policies for orphanages, questioning by lawyer Geoff Budden of an expert witness indicated Friday in the Mount Cashel civil trial at Newfoundland Supreme Court. 
Newfoundland Supreme Court Justice Alphonsus Faour is presiding over the Mount Cashel civil trial.  Budden continued to cross-examine historian John FitzGerald, witness for the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corp. of St. John’s.