Tuesday, March 23, 2010

‘THE CONFESSION’ TACKLES PRIEST ABUSE - By Andy Eckardt, NBC News Producer - msnbc


MAINZ, Germany – "The Confession," a play that recently opened in the German city of Regensburg, could not be more timely or its location more symbolic.  

The play tells the story of an orphaned choir boy who was abused by his priest, and later, as an adult, abuses his own child. In order to protect his son from the same destiny, the main character is determined to kill himself and his boy. But first, he confronts the priest, his former guardian and tormentor, in a confession that culminates in a disturbing dispute between the two men. Photo - Theater Regensburg 

"When we planned this small production a year ago, we could not have imagined that it would be such a fitting sign of the times, and we have been overwhelmed by the attention it has received recently," said Friederike Bernau, a spokesperson for the Regensburg theater.
  
The play openly addresses the problem of child abuse behind church walls – a highly sensitive topic that is currently rocking Germany, with much of the controversy centering on the city just outside the theater’s doors.

 Read complete article By Andy Eckardt, NBC News Producer - msnbc 

Kids Are Being Hurt!!!
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"Someday, maybe, there will exist a well-informed, well-considered, and yet fervent public conviction that the most deadly of all possible sins is the mutilation of a child's spirit." Erik Erikson

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