The 5 testimonies of victims of abuse in the Church that Francisco heard

The nearly 200 religious involved in the Meeting on the protection of minors in the Church They heard the horror of first-person abuse. It is at the opening of the summit called by Pope Francis that started with a video where five victims recounted their suffering.

The conclave, considered historic, will conclude Sunday on the expectation of concrete announcements of the Catholic hierarchy, struck by innumerable denunciations in various dioceses of the world.

Although the victims did not know the name, the story of their stories was known.

"Once you dare to say, in our case, for example for me, the first thing I thought was: I will go to the Holy Mother Church, where they will hear and respect me," said the first man who appears in the video, a Chilean victim.

"The first thing they did was to treat me as a liar, to turn my back and say that I and the others were enemies of the Church."

"First, false forgiveness, forced pardons no longer work, you have to believe the victims, respect them, take care of them and fix them. You must repair the victims, you must be with them, you must believe them, you must accompany them, "he asked..

Victim of Africa:

The second testimony is a woman who had bad with a priest for thirteen years. He admitted to having aborted three times.

"Just because he did not want a condom or contraceptive method, at first I had so much confidence in him that he did not know that he could mistreat me," he said. he declared.

"He beat me and, being totally dependent on him financially, I suffered all his humiliations," he summed up.

Victim of Eastern Europe:

The third testimony, a Priest, 53, who was abused by another religious when he was a teenager.

"It touched my parts, I spent a night in bed, it hurt me a lot and the other thing that hurt me, it 's l & # 39; Bishop who, after many years in adulthood, I told him what had happened, try to understand me, and it hurt me. "

"What do I feel?" I feel bad because neither this priest nor the bishop has responded to my letter and that eight years have pbaded. What would I say to the bishops? That they listen to these people, that they learn to listen to people who speak. "he said.

Victim of the United States:

The fourth victim denounced the manner in which the abuses made him lose "the innocence of his youth" and how he and his family continue to suffer "treason and manipulation" of this man.

"I would ask the bishops to show leadership, leadership, vision and courage, that's what I'm saying, that's what I hope to see", he declares.

Victim of Asia:

The fifth and last testimony is one of the most heartbreaking.

"I've been badually harbaded for a long time, more than a hundred timesand this badual harbadment has created trauma and memories throughout my life. It's hard to live life, it's hard to be with people, to connect with people"he recognized.

"Whenever I have spoken to the Provincials and Major Superiors, they have concealed virtually all the problems, they have concealed the perpetrators and that sometimes kills me," he said.

"I have been in this battle for a long time … and most of the Superiors, for reasons of friendship, can not stop it," he laments before closing the discussion: "I demand firm acts that put the aggressor in their place".

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