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Broken Rites Australia
Founded1992
FounderChris Wilding
Location
Websitewww.brokenrites.org.au

Broken Rites, or formally Broken Rites (Australia) Collective Inc., is an Australian non-profit organisation that supports and advocates for victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in Australia and other churches, while also acting to investigate allegations of sexual abuse, expose the accused, and track the progress of court cases.

Mission and activities

During Pope Benedict XVI's 2008 visit to Australia, Broken Rites welcomed the pontiff's apology for the abuse affairs, but expressed disappointment that he had not made his apology directly to sexual abuse victims[1] and criticized the selection of the victims as having been hand-picked to be cooperative.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Sexual abuse apology welcomed[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Eccleston, Roy (21 July 2008). "Pope meets sex abuse victims in secret Sydney mass". The Times. London. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  3. ^ Johnston, Tim (22 July 2008). "Pope Meets Australian Abuse Victims". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Pope meets sex abuse victims as Australia trip ends". Agence France-Presse. 20 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2014.


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