VATICAN CITY – Survivors of clerical pedophilia related their traumatic experiences to the world’s top bishops on Thursday at a landmark summit at the Vatican on the protection of minors. “At first I trusted him so much that I did not know he could abuse me. I was afraid of him, and every time I refused to have sex with him, he would beat me. “And since I was completely dependent on him economically, I suffered all the humiliations he inflicted on me.”“An encounter with a priest hurt me. “The other thing that hurt me was the bishop to whom, after many years, as an adult, I talked about the incident...

Source: Philippine Star February 22, 2019 15:56 UTC