![]() ![]() Although VOCAL/Linkup no longer exists, its theology of voice predominates American discourse about clergy sexual abuse. For survivors in VOCAL, "voice" was the foundation for transforming oneself from "victim" to "survivor," the first step toward justice and the moral lens through which ecclesiastical accountability could be judged. Linkup survivors recognized the spiritual dimensions of their abuse, which they called "soul murder," and they sought healing and justice through a systemic and distinctively Catholic discourse about the divine powers of "voice." This article names that discourse "a theology of voice" and analyzes VOCAL's history through its leaders' speeches and writings, including those preserved in its newsletter, The Missing Link. Victims of Clergy Abuse Linkup (VOCAL/Linkup) was among the first and most prominent advocacy organizations for American survivors of childhood clergy sexual abuse. ![]()
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