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Bolivar man forms Faithful Catholics Against Pedophilia

By Dave Sutor
Tribune-Democrat
June 18, 2017

http://www.tribdem.com/news/bolivar-man-forms-faithful-catholics-against-pedophilia/article_9d250dd8-53ca-11e7-acbd-ff5f3e048dda.html

Co-founders Thomas Venditti (left) and John Nesbella discuss the work of the local chapter of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests during an interview March 7, 2017, at The Tribune-Democrat.
Photo by John Rucosky

Thomas Venditti wants Roman Catholics who are outraged by the cover-up of child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown and elsewhere to unite in an effort to remove pedophiles and their protectors from the institution.

So the Bolivar resident has formed the Faithful Catholics Against Pedophilia.

“We are Catholics who are offended that this has happened within our church,” Venditti said. 

“We’re interested in seeing the Catholic Church cleansed of all pedophiles and all those who cover for pedophilia.”

The newly formed group is still small and mostly united through social media, including a Facebook page. 

“We feel like it’s our church,” Venditti said. “It’s not the pedophiles’ church. They’re the ones in the wrong place.”

Venditti also recently joined John Nesbella in co-founding a local Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests chapter, a support group for victims.

His advocacy has come in the aftermath of a grand jury report – released by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General in 2016 – that provided details about how former Bishops James Hogan and Joseph Adamec allegedly failed to protect children from at least 50 identified predator priests and other religious leaders in the diocese.

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