Language and Violence Masterclass by Dr Linda Coates

To watch the masterclass, go to https://vimeo.com/304100792 It will open in this tab, I can't get it to open in a new tab. I found the video at the Insight Exchange Vimeo Channel — took some digging to find it because it was at the very bottom of their list of videos! In the masterclass,… Continue reading Language and Violence Masterclass by Dr Linda Coates

Bad priests do not triage the problems, they just pontificate from their skull brains (Butler Series)

How to be a bad priest:— Write about sex without triaging the problem of sexual trauma. Use language that will re-traumatise survivors of trauma. Characterise all sexual abuse as “violent acts”. Repeat divorce platitudes that you think are true because they’ve been recycled ad infinitum in Christendom. Utter a smidgeon of apology…with an empathy deficit.