Editorial: Abuse in state or church custody is an abomination 18 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read Frances Tagaloa told the Royal Commission about a Catholic priest's mistreatment and of church inaction and collusion with the offender. Photo / Michael Craig Frances Tagaloa told the Royal Commission about a Catholic priest's mistreatment and of church inaction and collusion with the offender. Photo / Michael Craig NZ Herald EDITORIAL Could there be a crueller phrase for the plight of the estimated 250,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults who have suffered from "abuse in care" over the past 50 years? Such a contradiction only emphasises how a void of care was tolerated and even promulgated for so long.