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The healing circle: Victims of sexual abuse by clergy share their stories.

Marquette University Law School Restorative Justice Initiative, Belinda
June 4, 2015

Source: (2009) A production of Defacto Inc.

In November 2006, a small group of people gathered at the Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to participate in an extraordinary experience called–A Healing Circle. Everyone in the room had been deeply affected by the clergy sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. The group included victims, a priest offender, other members of the clergy, parish staff and lay people. Over the course of several hours, the participants shared their stories of pain and broken trust. (distributors description) (63 minute video)

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