Personal twist to drama about pedophilia in the Church

PARIS (FRANCE)
LaCroix International

July 10, 2019

By Céline Hoyeau

“This gift is not shown, it is not shared, it is not talked about, out of modesty, out of shame, out of fear of the eyes of others.

“This “gift” is the abuse Gabriel suffered at the hands of a priest at the age of 8, a gift that poisons his adult life and the relationship he is trying to build with Camille.

Their story intersects with the stories of two other characters, Father François and Sister Blandine, while the nun tries to open the priest’s eyes to the drama of pedophilia, convinced that “true indifference is not to not look but to feel nothing.”

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