It’s a funny thing …
Introduction to the series
By Louise Greentree[1]
‘It’s a funny thing …‘ is the title of another casual series of observations about the Anglican Church Sydney diocese, its’ officers, senior clergy, committee members, members of the Safe Ministry Board, the second deputy Chancellor, members of the Disciplinary Tribunal, Director of the PSU and its counsellors and others in relation to how the church organisation is behaving towards Drew and Pippa as they attempt to obtain justice and truth, both of which have been denied them so far. I will also compare this treatment with the behaviour of these people or their predecessors in other notable cases where they have completely blundered in their characterisation of the nature of the case and inflicted grave damage on those who were unfortunate enough to fall foul of them. And not only these, but also the hapless and misguided ‘complainants’ who were caught up inextricably in the net that was not of their own weaving.
As readers of previous posts will have discerned, Pippa and Drew have been lied to, bullied, harassed, denied natural justice and due process and are still being threatened, intimidated and bullied while getting ready to defend the charges that finally have been brought. As readers of posts relating to other cases, notably that of the Figtree Affair, John’s story and the other cases I refer to in the article ‘The Leopard has not changed its’ spots’ will have seen this behaviour is by no means confined to an isolated case.
There is a major flaw in the culture of the church organisation.
The first of this series: ‘It’s a funny thing … about the Anglican Church Disciplinary Tribunal Part 1’ appears in the next post.
[1] Louise Greentree BA LLB LLM (Hons) ProfCertArb. Admitted as a legal practitioner to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia (now retired). Former partner in a Sydney city law firm; lately a law academic with a special interest in legal professional ethics, alternative dispute resolution and restorative processes.