As you are aware, the all party Motion passed by Dáil Éireann in Ireland supported the proposal for a Trust to be set up and managed by the State for the support of victims and for other education and welfare purposes.
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As you are aware, the all party Motion passed by Dáil Éireann in Ireland supported the proposal for a Trust to be set up and managed by the State for the support of victims and for other education and welfare purposes.
The Irish Government is proposing to utilise the cash element of the Congregations offers of contributions which is intended to amount to €110 million over the next few years, to establish a Statutory Fund and will be consulting with former residents (victims of institutional child abuse) as to the exact nature of the fund, how it will operate and the uses to which it will be put.
However, despite the aforementioned when one looks at Article 44.2.2 of the Constitution it states quite clearly “the State guarantees not to endow any religion” therefore many victims of institutional child abuse consider that it’s not right or just for the Government to intervene in such matters.
Its also clear that many victims of institutional child abuse are against a Statutory Fund for various reasons which includes that they don’t want the Outreach Services and the Federation of Irish Societies to intervene in such matters because the Outreach Services and the Federation of Irish Societies have had a secure financial structure for many years funded by the Irish Government.
Furthermore, the Outreach Services and the Federation of Irish Societies are separate bodies from the meetings held by victims of institutional child abuse which have a different set of concerns and issues.
When one looks at the aforementioned it soon becomes clear that we all need to do our best to highlight the issue of a Ballot for victims of institutional child abuse to have their say in how this money should be shared out.
Finally, if you have any attention of putting together a proposal or questionnaire on our behalf in relation to these matters it will have to indicate that victims of institutional child abuse should have their say in how the aforementioned money should be shared out solely for victims of institutional child abuse?
We have read the proposals in the article, copied below with great interest.
We look forward to hearing from you in due course.
Yours sincerely
Mary King. ( victim of institutional child abuse).
E-mail: albertking36@tiscali.co.uk
Papal apologies are all well and good – now is the time for action
The Irish Times – Tuesday, July 6, 2010
FR ROBERT HOATSON RITE & REASON: If clerical abuse victims are to recover, the Vatican must heed this five-point plan THE POPE has apologised to victims of clergy sexual abuse in face-to-face meetings in Washington DC, Malta, and Australia, and in speeches in a number of places, including at a rally for priests recently in St Peter’s Square. While apologies are all well and good, the pope must now develop an action plan to meet the recovery needs of victims.
When my priest colleague Fr Ken Lasch and I realised in 2003 that little or nothing was being done to meet the diverse needs of victims of clergy sexual abuse, we embarked on the establishment of Road to Recovery, Inc.
It is a New Jersey-based charity that offers assistance of all sorts to help victims of clergy sexual abuse survive and recover. Road to Recovery helps victims pay their rents, mortgages, utility and other bills, and allocates funds for medicine, food and clothing, and a host of other needs that victims of clergy sexual abuse have.
Now that Pope Benedict has apologised profusely on a number of occasions, we at Road to Recovery would like him to consider the following five-point proposal that would go far in helping those who have survived clergy sexual abuse.
What is proposed below is an all-out assault on shame, guilt, depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, low self-esteem, and all other effects of clergy sexual abuse. And Fr Ken and I offer our experience and expertise to the pope as he implements these steps, for we have worked with more than 1,000 victims and their families during the past seven years.
We propose that Pope Benedict and the Vatican:
1) Hold a media event at which Pope Benedict calls forth from silence and shame any and all victims of clergy sexual abuse with the blanket assurance that they will be taken care of;
2) Refer all victims to panels of independent lay Catholics and non-Catholics who can properly assess the damage to and needs of the survivors. In addition, victims’ family members will be assessed for damage as well – clergy sexual abuse affects entire families;
3) Establish in every diocese and/or region of the world Centres for Restorative Healing. These centres will be comprehensive in-patient and out-patient medical and social service facilities, meeting the needs of survivors in the areas of housing, medicine, psychological counselling, food and clothing, education, career counselling, and whatever else the victims need;
4) All facilities will be paid for by the Roman Catholic Church and will remain open and operational until every last victim is restored to health. Victims will never be turned away from or denied services for as long as they live;
5) Use the resources and experience of Road to Recovery of the US to advise the Vatican in the establishment of a comprehensive programme of healing for victims. Victims of clergy sexual abuse live in terror, turmoil, and torment every day of their lives.
In most cases their souls were murdered by men and women who represented God.
It is time the church placed these individuals and their families at the top of the list of priorities. No longer should a survivor have to worry about where his or her next meal will come from, how the household bills will be paid, how to fend off the latest panic or anxiety attack, or how to cope with nightmares and depression.
There will always be time for apologies but apologies are just words. The Vatican can demonstrate its apology by getting to work and giving victims what they need to heal.
The time for healing is now.
Fr Robert M Hoatson, PhD, is co-founder and president of Road to Recovery, Inc, a non-profit charity serving clergy abuse survivors. It is based in West Orange, New Jersey. He is at rmhoatson1@msn.com. The website is: road-to-recovery.org
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