Liverpool born. Comboni child seminarian. Comboni Missionary brother. Comboni abuse survivor. Youth Worker, Counsellor and Family Support Worker. Now retired
St. Asaph, North Wales
Joined October 2017
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"Why did you do it?" Former seminarian and priest who abused him come face to face repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/0… via @repubblica
Almost 4,400 people abused by priests in Italy, victims' group alleges reuters.com/world/almost-440…
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My interview for Crux on Pope Leo's remarks on Safeguarding in the Church.
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"May we learn to listen to your wounds & walk together."
What walk has there been between the Comboni Order and the CSG?
We hope the meeting this week between the CSG & the Comboni Order's Superior Gen, Vic. Gen & Card Nichols & Bishop Stock will bring a walk together closer.
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Speaking to survivors of abuse by members of the church, Pope Leo says: The church kneels with you today before our Mother. May we learn to protect the most vulnerable with tenderness! May we learn to listen to your wounds & walk together.
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With Cardinal Timothy Dolan anointing Charlie Kirk the new St. Paul, I thought I'd take the opportunity to return to the scene of the crime and remind people who Dolan is and what he did, and did not do, in the depths of the Catholic sex abuse crisis.
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"The Vatican has its own court system, most allegations are never heard beyond its walls. Yet, there are many cases of sexual abuse involving nuns. Statistically, a study of 14,000 nuns found a staggering 1 in 3 of them experienced some form of abuse."
thatshelf.com/nuns-vs-the-va…
He then alluded to the change in attitudes to the clergy in Ireland following the clerical sex abuse scandals of the 1990s.
irishcentral.com/news/pope-l…
Inappropriate behavior by the clergy “cannot be put in a drawer, it must be addressed , with a sense of mercy and true justice, towards the victims and the accused”.
retelabuso.org/2025/09/12/il…
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An all to familiar situation #CCSA #Trauma #Suicide
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"Rupnik was excommunicated in 2020 for absolving the sins of a novice with whom he had sex. But that excommunication was lifted within the same month after Rupnik repented."
Nuns vs the Vatican is a sensitive and unsettling documentary following women whose sexual abuse allegations were long ignored by the Catholic church, and the broader system that protects and enables predators within. theguardian.com/film/2025/se…
"The suspended sentence handed down to Father Rolando Leo is shocking. (He) will not serve a single day in prison."
..& the Italian Comboni Nardo who criminally abused me & others has, as far as I am aware, never been questioned by the Italian Judiciary.
retelabuso.org/2025/08/27/gi…
“He thinks Dickerson is no more a risk than others who have been ordained, and he characterizes the recent incident as a regrettable slip."
theguardian.com/us-news/2025…
"He carefully selected his victims, forging an intense relationship with them, and then placing them in questionable situations. And he was, and still is, a well-known, well-liked, and respected person.
retelabuso.org/2025/08/14/ch…
Probably the hard part about the IICSA rejection for many - I know it is for me - is the reliving of their childhood abuse because of the inaction of government and religious institutions to truly redress what took place.
The UK Government has rejected IICSA (Independent Inquiry Child Sexual Abuse)’s recommendation to establish a Redress Scheme, despite its potential to offer recognition and reparations to survivors who cannot access civil justice. abuseadvice4survivors.co.uk/…