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Faith & Works | After eight decades and a suit against the Vatican, man reconciles with church
In the annals of people who returned to their childhood faith after a time of alienation, few have had a longer sojourn than James O’Bryan.
The Louisville native has reconciled with the Roman Catholic Church after being away from it for more than 80 years.
In the end, O’Bryan reconciled with the church because of the actions of a priest — the same reason he said he left in the first place.
O’Bryan, now 89 and living in northern California, was one of three plaintiffs who sued the Vatican in 2004, alleging that the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church had orchestrated a cover-up of sexual abuse through centuries of secret policies. He said he was sexually abused by a Louisville priest in 1928.
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In the annals of people who returned to their childhood faith after a time of alienation, few have had a longer sojourn than James O’Bryan.
The Louisville native has reconciled with the Roman Catholic Church after being away from it for more than 80 years.
In the end, O’Bryan reconciled with the church because of the actions of a priest — the same reason he said he left in the first place.
O’Bryan, now 89 and living in northern California, was one of three plaintiffs who sued the Vatican in 2004, alleging that the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church had orchestrated a cover-up of sexual abuse through centuries of secret policies. He said he was sexually abused by a Louisville priest in 1928.
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