Desperate for Love: Abuse in The Church with Kristen Harness
The Catholic Church in the United States received 1,051 credible allegations of sexual abuse of a minor by priests and other clergy from 2017 through 2018, according to a report commissioned by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. In this episode, Kristen Harness opens up about her own experience of abuse within The Church at a time in her life when she was most vulnerable and desperate for love. She had turned to religion to find a safe space, but what she found instead was the exact opposite. You will hear her read a journal entry from October 2018 about an abusive experience in the church that nearly destroyed her, and then how she ultimately turned it into a source of strength.