Fund for ‘tragic cases’

Sydney
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Fund for ‘tragic cases’

The Catholic and Anglican Bishops of Queensland plan to make a financial contribution to the Forde Foundation trust fund set up by the Queensland Government to respond to the needs of those found to have been disadvantaged or adversely affected by their experiences as residents in Government and Church-run institutions in Queensland in the past century.

They said the Forde Commission of Inquiry heard of “tragic cases of emotional, physical, sexual and systems abuse” which “have deeply affected some former residents”.

While many of them had subsequently done well, “some former residents have been unjustly disadvantaged by their limited life skills and educational opportunities”.

Anglican and Catholic Church communities will be asked to contribute through a collection “made for those who still bear the pain of inadequate past care”.

The bishops said: “It will supplement other funds and pastoral responses that will try to ease this hurt which was tragically brought about in Church institutions and for which we are deeply sorry.”