One Brave Voice
Reverend Stephen Neill on his blog relays the transcript of Cllr. Michael O’Brien, former Mayor of Clonmel and member of Fianna Fáil, who appeared on Questions & Answers on Monday evening to address the appalling details outlined in the Ryan Report regarding institutional child abuse by the religious orders. His words are almost too much to bear, the shocking truth that he and so many other victims speak of is almost incomprehensible. How the supposed guardians of young souls perpetrated such acts is truly beyond all belief.
Update: Just corrected point in post, actually Mayor of Clonmel. In Examiner today:
Mr O’Brien, 75, a former long-serving member of Clonmel Corporation who was elected lord mayor in the early 1990s, has been campaigning for the rights of fellow victims through his Right to Peace organisation since he went public with his own experiences in 1999.
Tags: Catholic Church, Child Abuse, Fianna Fáil, Ireland, Michael O'Brien, Ryan Report
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