It is the truth, spoken quietly but with conviction and clarity by children who are victims of sexual abuse, that wins justice for them in courts of law and by which they gain freedom from the domination of their abusers. Their abusers are frequently their biological father, stepfather, live-in partner of their mother, grandfather, brother,…
Power of truth brings justice to a victim of clerical child abuse
Palm Sunday Mass outside the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto shrine in San Jose Del Monte, Philippines, April 13, 2025.
Photo: OSV News/Noel Celis, Reuters.

