tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202135348193859.post7516111749805657762..comments2024-01-25T09:28:56.610+00:00Comments on Confessions of a skeptic: Statement following June 6th IICSA HearingJonathan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00527063732905729010noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202135348193859.post-86543836240606625352017-06-26T11:42:59.830+01:002017-06-26T11:42:59.830+01:00I hope that as many survivors as possible will con...I hope that as many survivors as possible will continue to participate. But I will never criticise a survivor who decides that participating is causing so much damage to his or her welfare that they feel they must withdraw. <br /><br />In running this blog and my related campaigning, I've always taken the view that the welfare of survivors has to come ahead of getting the campaigning word out. Any other order of priorities would simply be exploiting the survivors all over again, and would simply be wrong.Jonathan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00527063732905729010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202135348193859.post-32528920382665638662017-06-26T10:58:07.357+01:002017-06-26T10:58:07.357+01:00As an ex pupil of St Benedicts (I left in 1961) I ...As an ex pupil of St Benedicts (I left in 1961) I inderstand your frustration and desire to simply "forget the whole thing." I urge you to stick with it - we must not allow those monks and lay staff who so badly let down those students whose well being they were entrusted with by parents to get away with it. You and the other students so affected deserve justice - that can only be obtained if you all contribute fully to any enquiry.OP 1961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202135348193859.post-4285213652520140572017-06-08T10:01:05.442+01:002017-06-08T10:01:05.442+01:00My only relationship with Ealing Abbey is that I a...My only relationship with Ealing Abbey is that I am a concerned member of the public in the local community.<br />I am appalled by what we are learning about the attitude of the UK establishment to child sexual abuse. I have followed the Australian Royal Commission and been impressed at the quality and openness of the lawyers. I look for the same quality in our Inquiry. If it removes cases like these, without consultation or sufficient reason, and exploits confidentiality like this, we can only believe we are seeing more of the same cover up.<br /><br />Anne Wadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202135348193859.post-51990827066678101642017-06-07T14:18:03.289+01:002017-06-07T14:18:03.289+01:00I have been staggered that the inquiry's lawye...I have been staggered that the inquiry's lawyers are seriously proposing not examining Ealing and Fort Augustus, the centres which demonstrate most clearly how this type of loose religious organisation can operate to assist and shelter abusers. Examination of these two centres is essential and will take longer than 3 weeks.<br /><br />David Greenwood<br /><br />Lawyer for 7 Core Participants in the Catholic InquiryDavid Greenwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202135348193859.post-20578771820432377132017-06-07T13:16:49.244+01:002017-06-07T13:16:49.244+01:00Fort Augustus group of core participants with IKP,...Fort Augustus group of core participants with IKP, fronted by our charity White Flowers Alba concur, we were abused and threatened to be silent <br /><br />We will not see worst two schools excluded, what is the point this expensive farce if it is not to make findings fact upon the abuse?<br /><br />The inquiry is doing the job of the Roman church & covering up, it's a appalling failure of all us victims <br /><br />A L behalf group <br /> I CAREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209931691206819922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202135348193859.post-85955841066641777292017-06-07T10:56:29.666+01:002017-06-07T10:56:29.666+01:00I am a former St Benedict's pupil who was desi...I am a former St Benedict's pupil who was designated as a "core participant" in the inquiry and was expecting to be called to give evidence.<br /><br /><br /><br />Now I am told that St Benedict's may be excluded from the enquiry and that I will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement before I receive any documents. I have no intention of signing any such agreement under any circumstances whatever.<br /><br /><br /><br />It has reached the point where I am having serious doubts about whether I want to continue to participate in this charade.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com