Fijian abuse survivor calls for apology to Pacific victims

A Fijian survivor of abuse by New Zealand Marist brothers wants the Pope to apologise to Pacific victims as well as those in New Zealand. The New Zealand Catholic Church will not say whether it is urging Pope Francis to make a public apology following recommendations by the Royal Commission. Felix Fremlin was 7 years old when abuse began by a New Zealand Marist brother, Bertrand Hodgkins, who taught at the Marist Brothers Primary School in Suva in 1979. Another brother, Terence Payne, started teaching there shortly after and the abuse continued. Fremlin said Payne offered lollies and chocolates to...