Faith Can Silence Victims Of Sexual Abuse Or Provide Solace

Childhood sexual abuse victims with a strong religious upbringing often report feeling terrible guilt about their assault, which doesn’t surprise Jean-Guy Nadon. A professor of theology and religious sciences at the Université de Montréal, Nadon has conducted dozens of interviews with women who were sexually abused as children and found the impact of religious beliefs can produce varying reactions.

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Filed under: Pediatrics on December 11th, 2008