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Pedophilia is about power and control. The damage to a child from sexual abuse is forever; some victims never heal. CYNTHIA STINE Garland, Texas...
...miracles, in which I have an advantage over some, having actually seen a few myself. When I was young, my family attended religious services run by a woman named Grace, a brassy Italian-American lady whose ministry was based around her ability to (brace yourselves, my science-concentrating friends) heal people of various illnesses, ranging from chronic arthritis to cancer. She would pluck sufferers from the crowd, name their ailments, touch them—and they would fall over and lie twitching on the carpeted floor of whatever Connecticut high school auditorium her constantly cash-strapped organization had rented...
...simplest way to heal an old wound, advises Goldenthal, is to start with an apology. But if it were that easy, no one would need to buy books about estrangement. So Goldenthal suggests it's possible to acknowledge another's pain about the past without necessarily agreeing. He proposes such responses as "It must have been really awful for you'' or "You must have been terribly hurt for the memory to be so fresh today...
...church's "extreme violation" of trust. Many victims accused of suing for the money say that what they really want is spiritual generosity: an apology from the church, acknowledging that crimes were committed and explaining how the church let known pedophiles abuse again. Anger will not begin to heal until prelates from the top down profess genuine confession and true contrition, says Traina. "There has to be a public expression on behalf of all the people involved in the cover-ups," and then the power structure that exalted secrecy must be altered to meet "industry standards" of ethical behavior...
...After paying his legal bill, typically one-third of the total award, Gagnon netted $63,000. That kept him going for a year with therapy at $150 an hour. But 22 years after Father Doucette destroyed his trust, Gagnon has yet to regain his emotional footing. "Money can't heal anything," he says. "But it's an important sign that something went wrong. The church needs to acknowledge that...