When Senior NSW Police Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox told the ABCâ‚¬s Lateline programme on November 8, 2012, that the Catholic Church had covered up crimes by paedophile priests, silenced

Holy Hell

When Senior NSW Police Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox told the ABCâ‚¬s Lateline programme on November 8, 2012, that the Catholic Church had covered up crimes by paedophile priests, silenced investigations and destroyed crucial evidence to avoid prosecution, the public outrage that ensued triggered a Royal Commission into institutional child abuse. A case of Church interference Fox outlined was that of Patricia Feenanâ‚¬s son, Daniel who was a fourteen-year-old altar boy when he was first raped by a priest in the Newcastle-Maitland diocese.
One of the many shocking aspects of the case was how the priest, a close family friend, set about secretly grooming his altar boy victim. The priest was later found guilty of nine charges of sexual abuse of a minor in a public criminal trial in 2004.
Patricia writes with raw honesty about her sonâ‚¬s terrible ordeal, and itâ‚¬s effects on her family. She bravely reveals the scars that linger from the callous and often cruel ostracism they endured, as well as the denial they encountered from the Catholic community for seeking to bring a paedophile priest to justice.
Country USA
Manufacturer Fontaine Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-11-29
Format Kindle eBook

Holy Hell