I was quite young when the inklings of trouble within the Catholic Church erupted. When abuse is first publicly reported, it can easily be dismissed. However, the issues with the Catholic Church proved how long it takes to fight through the emotional, spiritual and legal battles. From the book:
“The Catholic Church dioceses make up the largest of the organizations where known abuse took place for decades. Some of the accusers were at midlife when they came forward with their stories initially, having been children at the time of their victimization. Emotional and spiritual scars of childhood abuse cause life-long struggles. The Catholic Church crisis hit the headlines a couple of generations ago and still makes news with the outcomes of state investigations. A Pennsylvania grand jury reported discovery of three hundred Catholic clerics or religious brothers who faced substantiated accusations in the abuse of over a thousand children over a period of seventy years.” (Taylor, Joy S., Clergy Cover-up Does It Work?, Lily of the Valley Publishing Service, 2024, Indiana, pp. 35-36.)
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