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High Court ruling on Church’s vicarious liability for abuse shocks

Monday, November 25th, 2024
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Australia’s High Court ruled last week that the Catholic Church is not vicariously liable for institutional child sex abuse. For the Church to bear vicarious liability, the priest would have to be an employee of the Church. Priests are not Church employees, the Court found. The ruling shocked many survivors and their supporters. They want Read more