IRELAND
Irish Independent
By Greg Harkin
Friday May 04 2012
ABUSE victim Brendan Boland has told how he thought the death of his teenage son in a road crash was ‘divine retribution’ for his decision to hold the Catholic Church to account for speaking out.
In an interview with the Irish Independent, Brendan (51) said the death of his 17-year-old son Stephen in 2003 left him devastated.
“I know it sounds crazy but that’s what I thought at the time. I thought that God had taken Stephen because I had spoken out against the church,” said the Dundalk man, who now lives in Harlow, Essex.
“I thought it was divine retribution and I know people think that’s a stupid thing to say but I did believe that.
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