Are you presuming guilt until proven innocent? FN
dilip dacruz wrote:
Brethren,
we've all heard about parishonal child abuse in Canada, Australia, Ireland, France and Germany. The matter is spreading globally, and not unexpectedly. I came across an article in "The Independent" (London) that shocked me. It was about possible parishonal child abuse in Malta, a bastion of catholicism, just like Goa.
Quote: "The tiny Mediterranean state, the last place in Europe where divorce is
not possible, is among the most devout in the Catholic world. But the
paedophilia crisis is raging here as well, with news that 25 of the
island's 855 priests face abuse allegations."
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/faith/pope-ventures-out-of-rome-ndash-but-victims-of-church-abuse-lie-in-wait-1947233.html
Isn't it time this group addressed the elephant in the room? At what point will one of us spineless ones actually stand up and ask about the welfare of our own? When will we enquire about the welfare and protection of our young people in Goa, Saligao included? Or are we going to continue to do the ostrich trick and just keep our heads buried? Well, Im not ashamed and not afraid to ask the questions. Here they are and I'd be grateful for any answers/comments/ insults(!):
Q1: Are there any policies in place that afford transparent protection to the
young lads in our seminary, schools or other places that deal with children,
catholic or otherwise?
Q2: Have there ever been any cases of alleged child sexual abuse reported in
Saligao, and from such institutions in particular? If not, do we think that's a
troubling finding? or are we reassured?
Q3: Is there a transparent, advertised process by which the vulnerable can seek
help? A telephone line, a contact person, an NGO etc
Does any one in this group have answers/opinions on these issues? Or are we all
in the dark....and like it that way? Surely we should not be ashamed to talk
about these matters. Discussion
is never harmful to people or organisations.
I was relieved to learn that the RC church in India had at last taken a very,
very small step to deal with the problem - they are having a conference to
discuss it.....well we have to start somewhere I guess, even if its 15 years
too late.
http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/catholic-church-to-bring-guidelines-to-deal-with-sexual-abuse-by-clergy/5273.htm
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