Victim-survivors of church abuse say they were not given the opportunity to attend an Anglican Church hearing which will decide whether former governor-general Peter Hollingworth is stripped of his holy orders.
"It's like the royal commission never happened," said Pamela*, who child was a victim of alleged abuse at a Queensland Anglican college in the 1990s.
Even more frustrating for complainants is that five years ago, a previous Kooyoora investigator said there was more than enough evidence on the public record for the Archbishop of Melbourne, Philip Freier, to defrock Dr Hollingworth without the need for a hearing. Ms Boyle has said Kooyoora usually resolves complaints against Anglican clergy and staff between six weeks and 12 months after receiving them — and would not comment on why this case has taken five years to reach a hearing, other than to say that it was "terrible" if any matter took that long."The church should be hanging their heads in shame over this one," said Steve Fisher, who heads the advocacy group Beyond Abuse.
"Based on what has been described publicly, the professional standards process in response to allegations against Dr Peter Hollingworth has not met reasonable community expectations," she said.
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