Survivor condemns lack of 'genuine repentance' from churches in final hearing
A survivor of abuse says churches have missed a golden opportunity to really reflect on how Aotearoa-New Zealand came to have such an appalling record of abuse of people in care.
Faith-based organisations were given a chance to respond at the recent final public hearing of the Royal Commission in to Abuse in care.
Jacinda Thompson suffered sexual harassment by her Anglican minister in the early 2000's, and she has given evidence to the inquiry.
She said that while abuse itself was condemned, most church leaders failed to accept responsibility for allowing it to flourish in the first place.
Thompson had hoped the churches would respond by taking a good hard look at themselves, look at their teachings and the part churches played.
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