This is a space for the families of victims and survivors to share their stories and thoughts.
In the wake of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report on clergy child sex abuse, 900 survivors have called a hotline launched by the attorney general's office. PA Clergy Abuse Hotline: 888-538-8541 For many, that call was the first time they shared their abuse. I vividly remember the first time our pediatrician went over good touch/bad touch … Continue reading Survivors No Longer Walking Thin Line
"The Vatican knew of a cover-up involving abusive priests, Pennsylvania AG says," by Holly Yan, CNN, August 28, 2018 "Pope Francis Long Knew of Cardinal's Abuse and Must Resign, Archbishop says," by Jason Horowitz, The New York Times, August 26, 2018 Does anyone believe that the Pope didn't know? Clearly many in Ireland believe he … Continue reading Claims that Vatican and Pope Knew of Clergy Abuse Cover Up Emerge
Who will be driven away by the clergy sex abuse and cover up? the abusers and those who covered it up or the faithful?
Archbishop Chaput's response to the PA Grand Jury Report is topped off by a website banner that refuses to acknowledge the truth. It neglects to say the Archdiocese isn't in the latest Grand Jury Report because its abuse and cover up was revealed in Grand Jury Reports released in 2011 and 2005. Why were two … Continue reading Archdiocesan Web Banner Refuses Truth
Adult men disguised as God force their penises into 1,000 defenseless children – ripping apart their skin, souls and minds. Then, other adult men, also disguised as God and in positions of authority, cover it up. This is in essence what the just-released Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report reveals. Please God, let this report be a tipping … Continue reading Breaking News: PA Grand Jury Report Reveals 1000 Child Victims
Many survivors are hopeful the horrific details will provide the tipping point for legal reform.
By Anonymous A few years back, a close family friend asked me to do some modeling. He’d signed up for a photography class at a local college. I was happy to help out and was flattered that someone would want me as a subject. We met to go over details. He brought along albums given … Continue reading Photography Lesson: Developing from the Negative
I've been told, "Just let it go. It's over." The cover story from the The Philadelphia Inquirer linked below is an example of why Kathy and I won't let "it" go. The clergy sex abuse scandal continues to claim and destroy the lives of victims and those who love them. "It" continues to put children at … Continue reading Fatal Fallout of Clergy Child Sex Abuse Continues
Click here to read: "Buried In Baltimore: The Mysterious Murder of a Nun Who Knew Too Much," by Laura Bassett, Huffington Post, May 27, 2015 Excerpt: The case remained cold for two decades. Then, in 1994, two women came forward with bombshell accusations against Maskell that tied him to the young nun’s murder. Identified in … Continue reading Unsolved Murder: The Nun Who Knew Too Much
Click here to read: "Lancaster Co. clergy abuse victim: My report wasn't passed on," by Brandie Kessler, York Daily Record, Dec. 9, 2016 Excerpt: For 25 years, Sharon Tell didn't know why she got no response after reporting she had been sexually abused by a priest. As an adult, she told a priest at a Lancaster County … Continue reading Reporting Abuse to Another Abuser
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