Donald T Phillips
Bestselling Author
Unto Us a Child
Abuse and Deception in the Catholic Church
The Alberts, a Kansas family beset by hard times and too many challenges lost seven of their nine children to the state in the late 1940's; the other two died as toddlers. The Catholic Church convinced the family and the state that the best place for the children was in the local orphanage run by the church. Once there, the children were exploited and subjected to sexual, physical, emotional, and mental abuse by both the nuns and priests. Darlene, the youngest daughter died tragically at age 47. After her death, her brothers discovered the secret life that she led during her time at the home, and later as a young, beautiful woman when she gave birth to the illegitimate child of a priest. They went about searching for the child that she gave up for adoption years earlier. Ironically, that child also was seeking his birth parents at the same time and they were united-too late for mother and son to meet, but Darlene's brothers treasured the opportunity of meeting the boy who grew up to be a fine man. Meanwhile, the boys in the Albert family sought vindication in the Kansas courts until the emotional toll was too great to bear. This is their true, fully documented story told by Don Phillips, a best selling New York Times author, outstanding journalist and master story-teller.
"Long before the scandal broke in the news, Don Phillips wrote a heart wrenching tale of the personal, human cost of abuse by both the institution of the church and its representatives: priests and nuns. For years this manuscript was refused publication due to fears of backlash from the church and the catholic market. Finally, when too many other voices surfaced, this book could reach its market. These human tales will make this scandal very personal. Yet Mr. Phillips goes further and researches the roots of this behavior back 100 years to Ireland; explaining how blame lies with the Catholic institutional culture and how these behaviors were perpetuated generation upon generation."
Product Details
- ISBN-10: 1930819226
- ISBN-13: 978-1930819221
- Format: Hardcover: 232 pages
- Publisher: Tapestry Press (TX)
- Pub. Date: October 1, 2002
Endorsements
There will probably be howls of anger after readers have the
opportunity to ponder . . . the damning evidence meticulously
exposed in [this] book. . . . Uncovers the deception and injustice
that underline the enormity of the problem that has beset the
Catholic Church in recent years.
- The Best Reviews
Bravo for having the courage to write such an excellent book!
- Norman Goldman, BookReview.com
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