Catholic Diocese Apologizes For Asking Court To Decide Whether Child Victim “Took Pleasure” In Rape By Priest

January 14, 2022 Christianists, Religion

A Catholic diocese in Poland apologized today for having asked a court to determine whether a man who was sexually abused as a child by a priest is gay, and whether the sexual contact may have consequently been pleasurable for him.

Following wide criticism, the Bielsko-Zywiec diocese said that its letter to the court should not have included questions about the victim’s sexuality or have suggested that he drew pleasure from contact with the priest.

The diocese dispatched the letter in response to a lawsuit by the victim, Janusz Szymik. The priest, who has been identified only as Rev. Jan W., admitted to the abuse and in 2015 was convicted by the Vatican’s Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith.

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Let the headline to this story sink in: “Polish diocese apologizes for asking if abuse victim is gay.” https://t.co/B6n7Cni1EP

— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) January 13, 2022