ROME
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Posted by David Clohessy
Italian clergy sex victim detained
He joins SNAP at news conference
Man tried to give petitions to Vatican
But police held him Friday for two hours
He accuses voting cardinal of hiding predators
Prelate is urged to stay away from papal conclave
SNAP: “Such intimidation & harassment is common”
Group says Vatican should launch simple complaint mechanism
WHAT:
Holding signs and childhood photos at a news conference, an Italian clergy sex abuse victim will
–discuss being detained by police on Friday while trying to deliver petitions to the Vatican,
-explain why he thinks an Italian cardinal is complicit and should skip the conclave.
SNAP will
–praise the alleged victim and express solidarity with him,
— urge church officials to stop intimidating and harassing victims, and
— publicly push for the creation of a simple Vatican complaint mechanism
WHEN:
TODAY, —–Sunday, March 10 at 3:00 pm
WHERE:
Orange Hotel, 86 Via Crescenzio 00193, Roma +39.06.6868969
WHO:
An Italian man, Francesco Zanardi (ufficiostampe@francescozanardi.eu) who was abused as a child in the 1980s by a now-convicted Italian priest (and speaks some English). Joining him are two leaders of the US-based international support group SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAPnetwork.org).
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