Split
Subtitle: a child, a priest, and the Catholic Church
By: Mary Dispenza ; foreword by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael D'Antonio
Publisher: Moon Day Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Bellevue, WA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780989656320
Subjects: Clergy; Sexual behavior; Child sexual abuse by clergy; Ex-nuns; Biography; Catholic Church
Description: "A long buried memory, a will to survive, and a quest to understand the unforgivable combine in this courageous memoir. As nun and teacher, Mary Dispenza served the church she loved. But when memories of abuse by her parish priest surfaced, Mary joined forty-five others in suing the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, providing key evidence in the largest successful lawsuit against the Catholic Church"--Back cover.
Notes: "A memoir"--Cover.