The 2004 Senate Enquiry wasn't the first time the word Forgotten was applied to Australian care leavers. The excerpt below is from an article nearly 15 years prior. Lew and I and some early FICH members talked to the journalist, Carol Haffke, and were believed. She reportedly cried with one of the victims. She was someone … Continue reading The Story of FICH: Part 3
Tag: Apology
A Letter to Archbishop Fisher
Dear Archbishop Fisher I understand that you believe the 'relentless' campaign to strip the Church of its assets (note the brutal metaphor) is motivated by a desire to destroy the Church’s good works. I hope this story will add to the dialogue in a constructive way. In 1990 and for the following three years, the … Continue reading A Letter to Archbishop Fisher