I really don't know what all the fuss is about. As many have said, the Indigenous intervention achieved nothing, and so I believe the RC into child abuse will achieve nothing ie no change in the amount of child abuse.
The reason is because women have naturally always been in charge of society and sex in Western society. Women cannot allow intrusion into their power base and likewise the churchs beliefs are tangled with sex and sin and cannot allow scrutiny.
However as with war, men will get, and have got the blame, which will make all red blooded women happy. Rubbish men and blame them all in one go----bingo!

AS a victim of these parasites that ran the children s institutions ( I got 10 years incarceration at age 8 for being an uncontrollable child).... wow look around the streets today especially in the indigenous areas, the RC comes too late because the majority of the bastards are dead.
I well remember them and have tried on many occasions to cite their actions only to have the govt departments tell me they don't have any records.
Maybe some good will come out of it.
CG

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Dear Mr Opinion

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In announcing its creation, Julia Gillard indicated that the Royal Commission was to investigate ...

"Institutional responses to instances of allegations of child
abuse in Australia.

We will work on the specific terms of reference, but this is
about children who were in the care of religious
organisations - so that's all religious organisations.

It's about children who were in State care. It's about
children who were in the care of not-for-profit bodies other
than religious organisations.

It will therefore go as will to the response of children's
services agencies and the response of the police".

In answer to a reporter's question, she confirmed ...

"Yes, 'Institutions' includes schools and, obviously, schools possibly run by churches, possibly run by State governments".

Here is the link:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-12/gillard-launches-royal-commission-into/4367700

Also, as I am sure you are aware, the Royal Commission has the official backing of Tony Abbott.

It is quite obvious that Abbott and Gillard have both made political decisions on this issue which each considers to be in his and her best interests.

How could it be otherwise?

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Dear Mr Opinion

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Here is the link to the precise "terms of reference" of the Royal Commission on child abuse in Australia (under the title "Letters patent"):

http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/LettersPatent/Pages/default.aspx

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Thanks Banjo Paterson.
I am so happy others can see the truth.
I fear for our country.
Fear that a day may come that sees the extremes on both or either side rule.
What a very poor country we would be.
IF we did not have this Royal Commission.
We are after all talking about kids, some of whom killed them selves gee.

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Dear Belly

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Sorry I could not get back to you earlier.

I'm afraid I am not very optimistic about the final outcome of all this.

While the Catholic church is not the only institution under investigation it is by far the worst case.

It is common knowledge that it has long been a safe haven for priests indulging in paedophilia activity. Not only has it aided and abetted them by covering up their crimes but it has also provided them with a constant supply of fresh young victims.

Nobody today can pretend to ignore this - to such an extent that parents who continue to entrust their children to members of the clergy may be considered as willfully exposing them to potential sexual abuse.

The Australian Royal Commission on child sex abuse is the latest of a number of similar investigations carried out in various countries in respect of paedophilia practiced by members of the Catholic Church over the past century. The close relationships and interdependency of the Church with politicians, governments, and the constituency are such that even the most rigorous of investigations inevitably fail to produce changes of any real significance.

The Commission's report obliges government to fire a warning shot of cannonball across the bows of the Church. That is the signal for the Church to wave a couple of brochures the Vatican will have already sent it, outlining a series of innocuous reforms and procedures destined to placate public outrage. The media are invited to witness this exchange to allow parents to continue to entrust their fledglings to the clergy without any feeling of guilt.

There is probably no fail-proof solution but priests should never be allowed in contact with unaccompanied children.

Unlike captains of commerce and industry, politicians and media moguls, the hierarchy of the Catholic Church considers it bears no responsibility for the endemic criminal activity within its organisation. In similar situations, the former resign promptly, the latter never feels personally concerned.

They obviously do not share common moral values.

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