So attempts to say that victims of clergy abuse are simply out for financial gain is pure malarkey. For many of us there was no place to go. So we kept it in and tried to forget what happened to us. Children who suffer from severe trauma, bury that trauma deep within their memory banks, until they are ready to deal with it, often decades later. Depression, thoughts of suicide, attempts at suicide and suicide itself often occur. Social isolation,  drug and alcohol addiction, relationship problems and early death become part of our lives. For the many who post here who have little or no empathy for victims of clergy abuse, I feel sad for you. You have lost what it truly means to be human.