$5 Million Spent on Archdiocesan Bankruptcy

SNAP
December 4, 2015

http://www.snapnetwork.org/mn_5_million_spent_on_archdiocesan_bankruptcy

We’re deeply saddened – but not surprised - by the news that $5 million has been spent on the St. Paul archdiocesan bankruptcy. It’s tragic how much bishops will spend to keep their abuse cover ups covered up.

[mprnews.org]

We’re convinced that church officials seek Chapter 11 protection to preserve their reputations, not their assets. They’ve learned that bankruptcy stops all lawsuits, discovery and depositions enabling church staff who are concealing child sex crimes to keep concealing child sex crimes.

We hope St. Paul Catholics will donate more generously than ever, but will give to institutions that prevent and expose child sex crimes, not to their archdiocese.

(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the world’s oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. SNAP was founded in 1988 and has more than 20,000 members. 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, davidgclohessy@gmail.com), Barbara Dorris (314-503-0003 cell, bdorris@SNAPnetwork.org), Frank Meuers of Plymouth MN, SNAP director Southern Minnesota (952-334-5180, frankameuers@gmail.com), Verne Wagner of Duluth, SNAP director Northern Minnesota (218-340-1277,lwagsmn@yahoo.com)