text: The Roman Catholic Church has failed victims of clergy abuse in so many ways. Changes have been made. Most of these changes are still being fought by many in the Hierarchy. For me, a victim , the biggest failure is the refusal of those in authority to take responsibility for their part in what has being going on for many, many years. They continue to see victims as the enemy. We are not the enemy. We never have been. We are innocent children whose lives have been altered in ways that most people cannot even fathom. Until the Church begins to treat victims with the care and concern that they deserve, the crisis will never end.