ad vitam - Fall 2019
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The ad vitam webzine is unique in its offer of an integral and interactive experience featuring articles and audio-visual content. We strongly suggest that you read it online, ideally on a computer or tablet (not recommended on a smartphone). To zoom in: on a computer, double-click or use the + and - found at the bottom-right of the screen; on a tablet, double-tap the screen. Use your mouse or finger to move throughout the page.
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W ITNESS<br />
Collateral damages<br />
Alain Ambeault, CSV, Executive director, Can<strong>ad</strong>ian Religious Conference<br />
The major crisis currently being experienced<br />
by the Catholic Church because<br />
of the various abuses committed by<br />
clergymen, men religious and women religious,<br />
is devastating for its credibility. The bearers of<br />
a message of truth cannot dissociate their behaviour<br />
from the testimony that their speech is<br />
intended to convey.<br />
First, attention and help must undoubtedly be<br />
directed towards the victims, whether they are<br />
minors or <strong>ad</strong>ults. Any reparation or redress,<br />
long before being <strong>ad</strong>dressed in a pecuniary<br />
sense, must start with the reception and listening<br />
provided in response to people’s experience<br />
and the common search for a way<br />
towards a possible healing.<br />
Collateral victims<br />
The tragedy of abuse also creates collateral<br />
victims. In no way should the following statements<br />
be construed as a desire to qualify this<br />
primary and necessary attention offered to the<br />
victims.<br />
I would like, however, in this webzine intended<br />
especially for he<strong>ad</strong>s of religious congregations,<br />
to share my experience of having run<br />
a community both at the provincial level (in<br />
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