這個神父未免也太強了吧
當了那麼多年神父 侵害哪些兒童
多到連他自己都不知道
而這些家長難道都不會發現 他們帶小孩去教會回來
小孩的神情改變嗎?
該不會是當做小孩受到上帝蒙召的乖巧
如果版上有人或是小孩
被牧師和神父性侵
你們會當做沒這會事 換教會
還是很開心得被他門性侵呢
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/fr-brendan-smyth-confession-i-had-hundreds-of-child-sex-victims-31321795.html
Ireland's most notorious paedophile priest Brendan Smyth admitted to having
potentially abused more than 200 children during his years in the priesthood,
it has been revealed.
The full extent of the serial sex abuser's offending has never been revealed.
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However, Smyth himself believed the number of victims he abused could be in
the many hundreds.
In his own words, which were yesterday made public for the first time during
a hearing of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry, Smyth told a doctor
in 1994: "Over the years of religious life it could be that I have sexually
abused between 50 and 100 children. That number could even be double, or
perhaps even more."
The inquiry heard that Smyth received psychiatric treatment many times during
his time in the priesthood.
Smyth was convicted of more than 100 indecent assaults against children
across Ireland, offences which took place over a 40-year period. He died in
prison in 1997 after a heart attack.
The inquiry heard he distanced himself from the severity of his crimes and
the effect they had on his victims.
During a police interview in the 1990s with RUC detectives, he said that "in
some cases" the abuse "will have hurt or damaged" his victims "somewhat
psychologically".
He added, however: "In some cases it hasn't done any harm."
Fr William Fitzgerald of the Norbertine Order, of which Smyth was a member,
said that the "inexcusable actions of Brendan Smyth have caused incalculable
damage".
In a statement provided to the inquiry he added: "Suspicions should have been
reported immediately to the police authorities. Brendan Smyth should not have
been permitted to exercise ministry after it had become known that he was
perpetrating acts of child sex abuse."
Fr Fitzgerald said there did not appear to have been any real appreciation of
the harm Smyth was causing.
The Archdiocese of Armagh said in a statement that the "single greatest
failure in this appalling saga was not reporting these matters to the civil
authorities in both Northern Ireland and Republic so that they could
investigate the allegations and monitor the movements of Brendan Smyth in
order to minimise the risk to children".
The statement continued: "There was a failure to exert vigilance over Brendan
Smyth and ensure he was not free to continue this abusive behaviour. The
Church today can only look back on all of this with shame and in disgrace.
"The diocese acknowledges that Brendan Smyth perpetrated the most heinous and
deplorable crimes against children on a prolific scale."
Fr Timonthy Bartlett of the Diocese of Down and Connor said in a statement
that the "consequences for the children has been catastrophic".
The hearing was told yesterday that Smyth abused children in Northern Ireland
and the Republic and also faced similar allegations in Scotland, Wales and
the United States.
Background
Several allegations of child sexual abuse were brought to the Church's
attention throughout the 1970s, the inquiry was told yesterday.
In 1974 a senior priest confronted Smyth about a complaint from a Belfast
family of child sexual abuse.
Smyth did not deny the complaint.
However, it was another 20 years before he was eventually jailed.
Instead, he was moved between parishes, dioceses and even countries where he
would prey on victims as young as eight.
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