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1 June 2017

Farewell to a courageous, remarkable man

One story above all others which can reduce me to tears is the story of Anthony and Chrissie Foster. What heartbreak after so many years of fighting the Catholic Church for justice for their daughters, two of whom were sexually assaulted by a priest, that Anthony Foster died unexpectedly last week.
This is a man who endured years of stonewalling to find justice for the survivors of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, including two of his three daughters. As chairman of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Justice Peter McClellan said: “With dignity and grace, Anthony and Chrissie generously supported countless survivors and their families whilst also managing their own grief”.

http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/4699955/a-tireless-advocate-for-the-survivors-of-abuse/