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A Roman Catholic priest has come forward and said his attempts to speak about sexual abuse in the church led to his firing from Congregation of the Holy Cross in Montreal, Canada.
The priest, Rev. Andre Samson, first spoke about the churchs unfortunate history two years ago after Congregation of the Holy Cross issued an apology and paid $18 million to victims of sexual abuse.
Samson, a former military chaplain, was interrupted by his colleagues at lunch one day when he began telling them the story of an 18-year-old who had confessed to him that he was psychologically tormented after being abused by a Catholic priest when he was younger.
The community superior became enraged, Samson said. He said, Dont talk about this here. It cant be. We dont talk about this here.
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/religion/christianity/catholicism/catholic-priest-fired-montreal-church-speaking-about-sexual#
Yay! Change in the church.... oh wait...
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)madaboutharry
(40,181 posts)MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)This church has. Victims are not fooled.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)Ohio Joe
(21,726 posts)Not one... It's fascinating.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)There are certain DUers who are very, very invested in protecting the pope and the Church from any criticism, no matter how egregious the behavior of the institution. It truly makes me feel ill.
KitSileya
(4,035 posts)But if the priest was talking about things he learned under the seal of confession, he was breaking one of the most sacred principles of priesthood. He can only do that if he has permission from the person who confessed.
However, the Catholic Church's silence and stonewalling on this issue is horrific, and needs to be dealt with.