Irish Catholic Church in ‘terminal decline’ after sexual abuse scandals
DUBLIN (IRELAND)
Euronews [Lyon, France]
February 2, 2023
Read original articleIreland was once regarded as the most catholic Country in the World. That, though, is no longer the case.
Mark Vincent Healy was sexually abused by a member of the Spiritan Order while at school during the 1960s and 70s. He says the sexual abuse he experienced destroyed his life.
“It had a profound psychological effect on me and the way that I made decisions in things that I wanted to do with my life, even more recently and obviously when this matter came forward and it surfaced in my life, everything changed,” he revealed to Euronews.
“It’s been now 16 years I have been seeking redress and justice but it hasn’t been an extension of justice for myself but an extension of justice to so many other survivors in Ireland.”
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