Philip Paciello says there was a time, a happy time when children could play in the street, go wherever they wanted and have the greatest of fun. Unless, of course, they became victims of the worldwide scandal of abuse by Roman Catholic priests. What greater abuse of trust could there be? But of course, Mr Paciello is one of those people who see only what they want to see and believe only what they want to believe.

Jessie Boyd, Narberth Crescent, Cwmbran