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Indlæser... Beyond Belief: Abused by His Priest, Betrayed by His Church - The Story of the Boy Who Sued the Pope (udgave 2010)af Colm O'Gorman
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. A concisely written but harrowing account of the sexual abuse of a child, Colm O'Gorman by his parish priest, Father Sean Fortune. The novel explores his incredulity when he discovers that the Catholic Church not only knew about Father Fortune's predilection for boys but repeatedly placed young, vulnerable boys at risk in order to protect the reputation of the church. The adverse impact of the sexual abuse on Colm is examined through the fragility of his family relationships and his pain is exposed at having to confront the demons from his past. Colm is an articulate and concise writer whose courageous stance protected other children from further abuse, a painful but honest account ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
"I was living in a world where a priest who spoke the words of God used me for sex, and there was no-one to tell. The world where this horror happened didn't exist for anyone else." As a boy in Ireland where everyone - from among his own neighbours to the powers of church and state - chose to deny that a priest could sexually assault a child, Colm O'Gorman felt only shame, guilt and fear at the regular rape and abuse he suffered. But Colm would go on to make history, successfully suing the Roman Catholic Church, asking questions of the Pope himself and creating a watershed in history as hundreds more victims found the courage to report their abuse. Beyond Belief is a powerful story of a young man's shame turning to outrage, and demonstrates that - whatever our past hurts - there is hope for the future if we are prepared to stand for truth. No library descriptions found. |
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