LOS ANGELES (CA)
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Posted by Joelle Casteix on February 01, 2013
The brave and persistent survivors who fought to get these records uncovered and the truth made public deserve praise for their courage and constancy. We thank them for leading the fight to make the truth known about what Church officials in Los Angeles knew about clergy abuse, and what they did to prevent this information from being made public.
Thanks are also due to their families who supported them and the advocates who helped them. Victims of abuse often need a good support system, and these families and advocates have provided a great one. We thank them deeply for their unwavering commitment to the victim that they supported.
There are four parts here: Gomez, Mahony, Curry and the files. . .
Archbishop Gomez refuses to act decisively to prevent future cover ups. There are three problems with his alleged ‘restriction’ of his predecessor.
First, his predecessor is already retired. Second, Catholic bishops have long claimed they’d ‘restrict’ wrongdoers – like child molesting clerics. But they rarely follow through. And third, this virtually meaningless move will likely have zero impact. It won’t make a single Catholic official – now or in the future – to start acting with courage and compassion and honesty in clergy sex cases. It’s like a band aid on cancer.
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