On the national day that the Church dedicates to prayer for the victims and survivors of abuse, the parish priest of the Christian community of Abbasanta, Ghilarza and Norbello, Father Paolo Contini, also a victim of abuse in the minor Franciscan seminary of Oristano , entrusts a reflection to a video press release.
His is a strong message, sent to all parishioners, mixed between hope and bitterness, for his thirst for justice and truth, regarding the event that affected him so seriously. "We must pray for those who did not make it and for the survivors - says the religious - because they had the courage to win a battle and have become stronger than what they suffered".
But we need to ask for concrete facts, he adds, "with respect to those who covered up and protected pedophiles. In the message I received from the person who abused me," Father Paolo revealed, "he tells me that he would have left the priesthood, but those who followed him showed him other paths and solutions. This made my wrists tremble. Those who protected him must have the courage to self-denounce whatever role they hold and take a step back."
«Certain choices, Father Paolo points out, «seem to ignore the indications of Pope Francis, who daily urges us to promote the fight against paedophilia».
