Catering With Benefits (3) - An Appetite for More - Prologue. The Sydney Daily News

Looking forward to reading more.

After the havoc Brendan wreaked on his family I did not expect to be moved by his death, but @Wombat Bill has the knack of challenging his readers and eliciting emotions which one would not have predicted.

The minimalist reporting of Brendan's death a reflection perhaps of the minimal happiness he experienced and brought to others.

His suicide an act of remorse, cowardice or that of a desperately unhappy man? He was a very troubled man for certain, but how much of that was the result of his own rape at the hands of a priest, and the appalling example set by his vile parents.

This reader cannot help but think that for all his despicable treatment of others, Brendan's life was a tragedy waiting to happen. Although a moot point with his death, this reader wonders if he could have been helped if he had been removed from the unhealthy family environment, the evil environment of the religious institution in which he was educated and received professional help.