Annual Report
2024
I Annual Report
Reporting period: 2023
2025
II Annual Report
Reporting period: 2024
2026
III Annual Report
Reporting period: 2025
The Commission’s Annual Report is grounded in the four pillars of Conversional Justice: truth, justice, reparation, and institutional reform. Together, these pillars provide a framework for addressing abuse not only through accountability, but through lasting cultural and institutional change. Truth requires listening to survivors and confronting past failures with honesty and humility; justice calls for accountability through transparent and effective responses to wrongdoing; reparation recognises the need to restore dignity and support healing for those harmed; and institutional reform focuses on prevention, safeguarding, and reform within ecclesial structures to ensure abuse is never repeated. Through these four pillars, the Annual Report reflects the Commission’s commitment to fostering a culture of transparency, accountability, protection, and care within the Church.
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The Report Examines Four Areas
Truth
Truth begins with listening carefully victims/survivors and acknowledging their experiences with honesty and humility. It calls for openness about past mistakes and a willingness to examine the conditions that allowed abuse to occur.
Justice
Justice demands that allegations of abuse are addressed through fair, credible, and accountable processes. It seeks to ensure that responsibility is recognised and that those who have failed in their duties are held to account.
Reparation
Reparation focuses on restoring dignity to those who have suffered harm and recognising the lasting impact of abuse. This can include pastoral support, psychological care, financial assistance, and other concrete measures that promote healing.
Institutional Reform
Institutional reform is looked at through the lens of prevention aiming to prevent abuse from happening again through safeguarding policies, education, and true culture of care.
News
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