Apparently this month is “Domestic violence awareness month” I “liked” it on my facebook page, I thought about it and of all the people who suffer violence, especially in their home, in what should be a place of safety. Inevitably, and hopefully, without self pity, I thought about the times…
Living Rent Free in my head! Not able to sleep, head full of “stuff”- hate those nights! I am so angry when I read about victims suffering all over the place, especially when I hear the church getting away with their abuses, their lies, their total lack of compassion. I…
An Uncarved block Today I saw a beautiful scan picture of my unborn grandchild! My lovely daughter, Siobhan is expecting her first baby in April, and we are so thrilled and very excited! Especially I suspect, my other two beautiful teenage grandchildren who will be wonderful with him (or her!)…
If one more person calls me a “high functioning survivor “ I will bloody scream! It seems we are damned if we do, damned if we don’t! If I continue to cry all over the place, hang my head in a “Diana like” pose, constantly talk about my “suffering” ,ask…
As we begin our fight back, the survivor needs to consider many things, not least the World we are entering!The world of the clergy abuse survivors is not a particularly pretty world! It is an ugly subject, one that most people would prefer not to have to think or talk…
When asked to comment on the radio about the Barrister and Judge who yesterday decided to give a pedophile a suspended sentence because the thirteen year old girl he abused was “predatory” my first inclination was not to answer. It seemed like a stupid question to ask me, almost offensive…
I was approached yesterday by the BBC.They wanted to talk to me about going on a religious programme “live” on Sunday morning! (the mind boggles !) The question was did I think organised religion was letting down the “faithful” ? Was it possible that the clergy were letting down…
I wonder will I ever stop crying? Once again tonight on the news, another catholic institution, this time a “prestigious” Benedictine school in the Highlands of Scotland has been exposed for it’s systematic sexual and physical abuse of boys by clergy spanning three decades (I suspect at the very least).…
Asked yet again about this business about why we won’t get into “dialogue” with the churchThis particular radio presenter thought it would perhaps “now be the right climate”! Well here’s the thing ! What possible reason would survivors who have been fighting for their entire lives , accept very patronising…
A Crime against humanity Well it seems that the ICC is unwilling “at this stage” to pursue the catholic hierarchy and Joseph Ratzinger in particular for Crimes against Humanity. They were accused of three crimes against humanity according to the International Criminal Court.: 1.The preservation and leadership of a worldwide…
