People who knew my story and understood that I had gone through was wrong cut off contact with me after September, 2021 and wouldn’t tell me why, or what they had been told. They started setting boundaries on our relationship, which served the abusers in the Pastoral Centre well.
Catholics believe what they are told, and uncritically ostracize others targeted by priests. When Agnes first heard what happened, she shared stories about growing up in Peterborough, her parents experience being neglected at St Alphonsus once they were too elderly to get there for Mass and her negative experiences with the Knights of Columbus.
Once Bishop Meihn decided to lie, though, the whole “unity” thing clicked into gear and all the sheep got behind the abusers. Like they always seem to do.