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Irene Deschênes on Catholic Church abuse

Irene Deschênes speaks with Scott Jacobsen about the abuse of women in the Catholic church.

Author

Scott Jacobsen

Scott Douglas Jacobsen is the Founder of In-Sight Publishing and Editor-in-Chief of "In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal" (ISSN 2369–6885). He is a Freelance, Independent Journalist with the Canadian Association of Journalists in Good Standing. Email: Scott.Douglas.Jacobsen@Gmail.Com.

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# survivor story # Roman Catholic Church # spiritual abuse # Humanist Ottawa # childhood sexual abuse # trauma recovery # priest abuse Canada # Father Charles Sylvester # clergy sexual abuse # Catholic Church abuse # diocese lawsuit # Irene Deschênes # survivor advocacy # SNAP network # repressed memories # church cover-up

One comment

Dan Mayo

January 14, 2026 / 4:31 pm Reply

Irene deserves the Order of Canada.

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