Obituary for an abusive father
- Sarah Ward
- Apr 30
- 3 min read
I wept when I heard the news that Pope Francis had died. His death wasn’t unexpected, we knew he was in extremis. What was unexpected was the grief and pain that came with it. It was like the death of an emotionally abusive father, my spiritual father whom I loved but who seemed to hate me for my fidelity.
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