‘Like Jesus on the cross’: Priest abused in his youth asks Lord to forgive lay perpetrator

‘Like Jesus on the cross’: Priest abused in his youth asks Lord to forgive lay perpetrator

PARIS (OSV News) — For Father Arnaud de Boissieu, a 75-year-old French priest who has publicly revealed that he was sexually abused at 17 by a Catholic layman, writing is therapy. In a book titled “He Will Take Care of Me,” published by Editions Emmanuel, he recounts his spiritual journey since then, as he has tried to live with what he describes as a wound that is “impossible to heal.” Served many mission assignments Ordained a priest of the Mi…