I am a domestic abuse survivor. Parish priests must do more to support people like me.

 

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I am a domestic abuse survivor. Parish priests must do more to support people like me.

by Constance Phelps

Oct 1, 2021

Parish priests often pray for prisoners, the sick, the homeless, the unemployed — just about any other type of suffering except domestic violence. This omission sends victims and perpetrators the message that their situation is unmentionable, or not a problem, and that it should remain a secret.