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Tess Lawrence, Independent Australia, Anthony Foster: A colossus …
Contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence pens a heartfelt farewell to the unwavering advocate for Catholic Church victims of child sex abuse, Anthony Foster.
THE HEROIC ANTHONY FOSTER IS DEAD and if ever an atheist deserved sainthood and everlasting peace in a heaven imagined or real, it was he.
Certainly, part of his life was hell on earth.
Tragically, the consequences of a fall and subsequent stroke led to his death, but he has bequeathed us a legacy of triumphs and taught us that courage is without jealousy or self-aggrandisement and can be shared and nurtured.
For decades Anthony and his beloved Chrissie have fought for justice, not only for their two daughters who, as little girls, were repeatedly raped by a Catholic priest while attending a Catholic school, but also for the thousands of other victims/survivors of industrial strength child sex abuse, perpetrated by the church’s crack SAS (Sexual Abuse Squad) army of career paedophiles …
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Tess Lawrence, Independent Australia