Protesters Circle Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese with "Silence Stops Now" Signs

By Chris Lovingood
WTAE
November 13, 2018

https://www.wtae.com/article/protesters-circle-pittsburgh-catholic-diocese-with-silence-stops-now-signs/25055583

Seven laps -- that's how many times a small group of protesters said they would walk around the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh offices on Tuesday morning.

Carrying signs and wearing red shirts and that said, "Bishop Zubik Silence Stops Now," the group was pushing for more transparency from the church.

"I am angry, and I think it's a righteous anger," said Mary Gasior, of Robinson Township.

The diocese said Monday that the Rev. Richard Lelonis had been put on administrative leave. He's the latest priest to be accused of sexually assaulting minors -- once in the 1970s, and an attempted abuse in the 1980s.

"We saw in the summertime that things are still covered up, and the victims need a voice and we are here for them," said Gasior.