Church Knew About Canada’s Worst Pedophile Priest
I just watched the CBC’s documentary “The Good Father” about one of the worst pedophile priests in Canadian history, Charles Sylvestre.
The heartbreaking stories of Sylvestre’s victims are similar to those I have heard from the many sexual abuse survivors that I have represented. Watching the documentary one finds it incredible that Sylvestre could openly sexually abuse hundreds of little girls, that the Church knew about the sexual abuse for four decades, and did NOTHING to protect the children in Sylvestre’s parishes.
You can watch the documentary online here.
The unfortunate fact is that the Church’s cover up of Sylvestre’s abuse appears to be more the rule than the exception.
You can learn about Pope John XXIII’s instructions to maintain a policy of “strictest secrecy” about sexual abuse by priests on the Clerical Whispers blog or you can read it yourself here:
December 31, 1969 at 6:00 pm, Hanlon said:
I disagree with you. Indeed, I�m not giving a ringing disagreement, but just sayin� what I think. I have my opinion, you have yours.
July 05, 2007 at 5:27 pm, Paris said:
See The John Paul II Millstone — http://www.jp2m.blogspot.com
July 06, 2007 at 8:38 pm, Irene said:
Hi John:
July 06, 2007 at 11:23 pm, John McKiggan said:
Irene: