I made a documentary with a European Television station in 2002 and when that aired there was a very very strong in support of response from people here in our in our into particular but of course there were people who didnt want me to speak about what was happening i mean i got people warning me that i should spend the rest of my life looking over my shoulder i got Death Threats but in the main i got a huge amount of support i think people were uphold not just the the the crimes of rape and abuse that reflected on me and many others by the priest in my own case with more by the cover up of those crimes the facilitation of the collusion with them that we were able to expose by catholic bishops and indeed by the vatican itself so how hard was it for you to make your case how did church resistance change things for you where you prevented it from speaking out what was i mean 1st of all it was very difficult to get to the point where i could challenge my own. I suppose internal inhibitors
Rape and abuse that reflected on me and many others by the priest in my own case with more by the cover up of those crimes the facilitation of the collusion with them and that we were able to expose that by catholic bishops and indeed by the vatican itself so how hard was it for you to make your case how did church resistance change things for you where you prevented it from speaking out what was i mean 1st of all it was very difficult to get to the point where i could challenge my own. I suppose internal inhibitors the the the only spoken authority of the church wasnt something that was external to me it was internal so when i 1st start to think about in the mid 1900 about 1904 about doing something about what had happened to me more than a decade earlier. My 1st instinct was to contact the bishop from as opposed to contacting the police so i had bought into this idea that the church was the ultimate authority and that it was it was to them that i needed to look to thankfully i didnt
Fact not just that the abuses happened on us on the scale that weve been talking about for many years but that its endemic within the Roman Catholic church that its systemic. And the coverup of abuse by Church Authorities was a willful intended program that was designed to protect the institution its power and its money and that it was operated and directed by the vatican at the global level and that its been a global cover up i think thats something weve now very clearly exposed so were going to go through all of that step by step but 1st ireland is a very catholic country when you came out publicly about your deal when you see the vatican where you supported by the irish or catholics around the world. It was a makes generally speaking when i went very public. I made a documentary with a European Television station in 2002 and when that aired there was a very very strong in support of response from people here in our in our into particular but of course there were people who didnt wan
Speaks with a campaigner in the battle against child sexual abuse stay with us. For a welcome to sophie and co and Sophie Shevardnadze sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is once again in the spotlight was encouraged to europe and north america what can be done to make a big thing of the past call gorman himself a survivor insider against sexual abuse is with me today to talk about this. Another way for 6 when abuse allegations is hit the Catholic Church with reports painting a grim picture of systemic proportions implying that even high ranking Church Officials are complicit will pope francis. Take the fight against abuse personally and be able to break the system what are the roots of this plague that is easy no way of the church and how will it transform the global conflict. Palma warman survivor and fighter against sexual abuse welcome to the show its great to have you with us today. You have been complaining for accountability for clerical child abuse for more than 20 years what k
Centre in westminster, where theyll make their first speech as leader moments later. This is the scene outside the hall, where mps and officials are starting to arrive to take their seats. Norman smith is there for us. Borisjohnson Boris Johnson and jeremy hunt borisjohnson and jeremy hunt are expected to arrive in the next two minutes on the challenge facing whoever wins is enormous. Tonight the tory party will give their vision to the country and deliver brexit by october the 31st. Well take you through every moment of this crucial day, as the conservative party selects the uks next Prime Minister. Good morning and welcome to westminster. Within the next hour, we will know who will be our next Prime Minister, as the result of the conservative leadership contest is announced. This is the scene live at the Queen Elizabeth ii Conference Centre here in westminster where the outcome of the ballot of conservative Party Members will be revealed. Borisjohnson is the clear favourite over his