Louisville family blames Catholic Church leaders for daughter's suicide
[A Louisville family is accusing Catholic church leaders in Colorado of practicing conversion therapy on their 24-year-old daughter Alana Chen.
They said they believe the practice played a role in Chen's suicide, but a spokesperson with Archdiocese of Denver denies the use of conversion therapy.]
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["It was conversion therapy because it was rules and regulations," Calvo-Chen said. "It was mental, spiritual abuse. I think it was shaming and degrading her."]
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[St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center in Boulder released the following statement regarding the accusations: (snipped by me) "...Striving to be a community who welcomes anyone and everyone as Jesus did, we reject any practices that are manipulative, forced, coercive or pseudo-scientific. We believe that every person is a beloved child of God and should be treated with dignity, mercy, and reverence." ]
[A Louisville family is accusing Catholic church leaders in Colorado of practicing conversion therapy on their 24-year-old daughter Alana Chen.
They said they believe the practice played a role in Chen's suicide, but a spokesperson with Archdiocese of Denver denies the use of conversion therapy.]
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["It was conversion therapy because it was rules and regulations," Calvo-Chen said. "It was mental, spiritual abuse. I think it was shaming and degrading her."]
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[St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center in Boulder released the following statement regarding the accusations: (snipped by me) "...Striving to be a community who welcomes anyone and everyone as Jesus did, we reject any practices that are manipulative, forced, coercive or pseudo-scientific. We believe that every person is a beloved child of God and should be treated with dignity, mercy, and reverence." ]
