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  Pope Condemns Abuse of Children by Priests; Sex Abuse Victims Respond

By Barbara Dorris
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
February 8, 2010

http://www.snapnetwork.org/snap_statements/2010_statements/020810_pope_condemns_abuse_of_children_by_priests_sex_abuse_victims_respond.htm

UNITED STATES -- These are more meaningless and self-serving words from the Vatican designed strictly to mollify the flock while changing nothing. How many times does the Pope get to 'condemn' clergy sexual abuse while doing virtually nothing to stop it? How many times will he try to divert attention away from the complicity of bishops and focus exclusively on the crimes of the predators? When will we begin to hold him accountable for his inaction?

(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the nation's oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. We've been around since 1988 and have more than 9,000 members across the country. Despite the word "priest" in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)

Contact David Clohessy (314-566-9790 cell, 314-645-5915 home), Barbara Blaine (312-399-4747), Peter Isely (414-429-7259), Barbara Dorris (314-862-7688 home, 314-503-0003 cell)

 
 

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