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  • Abuse by priests causes spiritual wounds

    June 23 2012
    Máire

    Well expressed insights into the ramifications of sexual abuse in churches! Kevin, I would like to suggest that you should have a sponsored ministry to those who need to understand the problems rela

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  • Abuse by priests causes spiritual wounds

    June 23 2012
    Kevin

    PS It does not escape my notice that there may be some priests here, good men, who are and have been deeply challenged in so many ways in and through all of this 'crisis' too. Believe me I know. I d

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  • Are church investigation procedures really just? — Ladislas Órsy

    June 22 2012
    Jerry Slevin

    Thank you, Fr. Orsy. It is puzzling and perplexing how Catholicism has gone from having a loving founder who wrote nothing down to popes who punish those who speculate sincerely on Jesus' profound w

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  • Abuse by priests causes spiritual wounds

    June 23 2012
    Sean O'Conaill

    Kevin's own journey has surely made him uniquely qualified to advise church leaders on how to develop an effective ministry to people like himself - those who want to move beyond anger and back to som

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  • Abuse by priests causes spiritual wounds

    June 23 2012
    Kevin

    Thank you Mary. I have not the least desire that any human being suffer in any way in this world or any other. That we must do all of which we are capable to alleviate all suffering of any and every k

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  • Is our child protection system open to grave injustice?

    March 23 2012
    Kevin

    Something else I find very disturbing in all of this. Why does it have to be about innocent against innocent - priest or lay person ? Who is doing this, creating this division and making it all wors

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  • Is our child protection system open to grave injustice?

    March 23 2012
    Kevin

    "Child protection is undoubtedly paramount but should that mean we sacrifice innocent men on the altar of child protection – even a tiny minority? Paramount – yes, but should it be so paramount th

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  • Abuse by priests causes spiritual wounds

    June 23 2012
    Mary O Vallely

    I don't think I have ever ever read a more searingly heartbreaking account of spiritual abuse in my life. It should certainly be read by every ordained and indeed non-ordained person throughout the Ca

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  • Dave Pierre replies to Sean O Connaill’s critique

    March 19 2012
    Kevin

    The Catholic priest falsely accused. An evil deed. What happens to him afterwards ? When he has lost his reputation - been a victim of someone's lies and betrayal ? What levels of support are avai

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  • Is our child protection system open to grave injustice?

    March 23 2012
    Kevin

    Reading of this man's death reminds of another young man who took his life. I had been thinking about him earlier today too. What in God's name happens in any of these things that they are left to tha

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