One of the most devastating voices in this piece is the mother of a 15yo girl who disclosed that her father sexually abused her for years. The girl's mother said the OALC didn't help... yet she remains a member. Why? “Because I want to go to heaven.”
www.propublica.org/article/old-...
The church's culture of forgiving and forgetting sins has absolved abusers and silenced victims across the country.