I read today that the San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese “very likely” plans to file for bankruptcy due to a recent “onslaught” of child abuse cases filed against its priests and other employees over decades. Seventeen years ago, the SF Chronicle Magazine published my essay “The Faithful” about my Irish Catholic father’s response to the first wave of allegations in the early 2000s. The piece feels as relevent now as it did when first published.
The repercussions from abuse never end.
The Faithful (sfgate.com) by Jessica O’Dwyer