I think you're right on that, Lynell. I went to Catholic school for three years, grades 7, 8, and 9. I also taught K-8 music in two Catholic schools. I'm an organist but won't work for the Catholic Church anymore. For that matter, I won't work for any church. I saw an emotional and sometimes physical abuse of young boys in the choir wher…
I think you're right on that, Lynell. I went to Catholic school for three years, grades 7, 8, and 9. I also taught K-8 music in two Catholic schools. I'm an organist but won't work for the Catholic Church anymore. For that matter, I won't work for any church. I saw an emotional and sometimes physical abuse of young boys in the choir where I last worked, many years ago, by a priest. Some of these boys were my private music students and I could just cry watching this. The priest one day told me I was fired when, after screaming at the boys, I asked where he was in the music. He told me he had "had enough!" of me. And I, him. I told him, you don't have to fire me because I just quit. That was it for me and any church!
I think you're right on that, Lynell. I went to Catholic school for three years, grades 7, 8, and 9. I also taught K-8 music in two Catholic schools. I'm an organist but won't work for the Catholic Church anymore. For that matter, I won't work for any church. I saw an emotional and sometimes physical abuse of young boys in the choir where I last worked, many years ago, by a priest. Some of these boys were my private music students and I could just cry watching this. The priest one day told me I was fired when, after screaming at the boys, I asked where he was in the music. He told me he had "had enough!" of me. And I, him. I told him, you don't have to fire me because I just quit. That was it for me and any church!
Thank you for sharing this, Joanna. So sorry for what you had to go through, and what you witnessed firsthand.