A Predator Priest was a good read with a tragic and horrible topic. The life of one priest and the lifelong impact he had on the lives of many young boys and families. The priest should never have been able to be ordained if there were people paying close attention to Rev Bissonnette prior to his ordination. The story in this Kindle Single revolves around the life and abuse of Thomas Deary in Connecticut. The Church leadership in CT sent Bissonnette to New Mexico for healing, but instead he moved into an environment with a cultural influence that would hide his wrong doings even more deeply. i learned in the book that the movie Doubt was roughly based on Bissonnette even having the priest in the movie from Bissonnettes’ home town. There are as many questions asked at the end of the book as can be considered prior to the reading of this story.
While this is not an easy read because of the topic, it is a succinct read with information about how the families were impacted by the horrors placed upon their children by abusive clergy and apathetic leadership. If you are interested in the Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church this is a must read. If you were in New Mexico or Connecticut and Catholic, a must read.
As a small Kindle note, this is more like a short story, true, but short then a full book. The cost is .99cents. Well worth the price.
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