Poet: Catholic Cult of V Irginity Made Me Keep Rape a Secret Leonard Tells of Five Decades of Torment After Being Shunned
The Herald › December 21, 2005
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ONE of Scotland's foremost literary figures has revealed how he kept a childhood rape secret for nearly five decades after being shunned by the Catholic Church.
Tom Leonard, the poet and essayist, has attacked what he calls a "cult of virginity" surrounding the institution, a mindset he claims prevents the Church from providing solace to survivors of child abuse.See the full content of this document
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Poet: Catholic Cult of V Irginity Made Me Keep Rape a Secret Leonard Tells of Five Decades of Torment After Being Shunned
Leonard, a professor of creative writing at Glasgow University, was raped by a stranger in a field on the outskirts of Glasgow.
Apart from telling a priest of...See the full content of this document
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