SYDNEY - A New Zealand group representing survivors of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has called on Pope Francis to intervene in the redress process, claiming that church authorities were mishandling it and traumatising victims a second time.
Mr Longhurst said in the letter that while publicly the leaders of the local Catholic church extend an"open hand to the hope of healing", behind closed doors they traumatise survivors a second time by violating their own procedures. Mr Longhurst told Reuters the mishandling included a denial of adequate investigative process, denial of fair review of process, stalling and divergence, and also a general lack of compassion.
An interim report from the Royal Commission inquiry noted that no audit of the redress process had been carried out yet. The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, which established the National Office for Professional Standards, said bishops and congregational leaders have listened to survivors through the inquiry hearings and implemented changes.
A total of NZ$16.8 million has been paid directly to approximately 470 survivors in pastoral or ex-gratia payments by Catholic Church entities. Critics, however, said not enough is being done.
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