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Blind Faith
Whenever Lucinda Walters experiences tragedy and loss, she knows there's one sure place where she can turn for solace and strength: her Church. She counts on her faith to carry her through when her daughter Rita dies, leaving behind two little boys and a devastated husband with a weakness for alcohol. Lucinda steps in to help her son-in-law Mike O'Donnell raise David and Jack, and as Mike's alcoholism progresses, so does her need for the comfort only her faith can provide. When Father Louis Delanoit offers to spend extra time with Jack, now twelve years old and just beginning altar boy training, Lucinda is honored to have her grandson receive special attention from the priest. But Jack's innocence is shattered when the priest's true intentions are revealed, trapping the boy in a web of silence and abuse, woven by Father Delanoit's manipulation and the blind faith of the community. Blind Faith is the story of the Roman Catholic clergy sexual abuse scandal as seen through the eyes of young Jack O'Donnell and his family in the late 60s and early 70s, and the pain, heartache, and challenge to their faith which they endured because of one priest's abuse and the systematic cover-up engaged in by church hierarchy.
288 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2006
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February 2, 2017
Very well written! It is a great read on a very difficult topic. Sexual abuse is
very difficult to emotionally to write about but when the abuser is Catholic clergy
the scales register off the charts. Church and security and safety should go hand in
hand unfortunately, that is not always the case. This book dives into the most difficult
of topics.
very difficult to emotionally to write about but when the abuser is Catholic clergy
the scales register off the charts. Church and security and safety should go hand in
hand unfortunately, that is not always the case. This book dives into the most difficult
of topics.
April 2, 2010
The Roman Catholic clergy abuse crisis is back in the headlines, with almost daily revelations of priest sexual assault occurring in Ireland, Germany, and around the globe. Even more troubling is the question of who knew what and when they knew it. Why did the church's hierarchy not act swiftly to prevent more assaults?
Blind Faith takes you into the center of the story. You will meet victims, their families, perpetrators and innocent clergy members in this novel about a young boy who finds himself in a situation no child should ever have to deal with. As one reader said, "This is a book I could not put down. After reading this book, I will never again read a newspaper article about clergy sexual abuse without thinking of the victims and their obedient families."
And, "yet, is inspirational seeing how someone can find the strength to fight back against the powerful, rise like a Phoenix, and overcome seemingly insurmountable circumstances."
Blind Faith takes you into the center of the story. You will meet victims, their families, perpetrators and innocent clergy members in this novel about a young boy who finds himself in a situation no child should ever have to deal with. As one reader said, "This is a book I could not put down. After reading this book, I will never again read a newspaper article about clergy sexual abuse without thinking of the victims and their obedient families."
And, "yet, is inspirational seeing how someone can find the strength to fight back against the powerful, rise like a Phoenix, and overcome seemingly insurmountable circumstances."
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