ROME
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Posted by David Clohessy on March 05, 2013
■Victims release “Dirty Dozen” list
■“None of them should be next pope,” they say
■All 12, from 10 nations, are considered ‘papabile’
■ Group blasts prelates “who pretend the worst is over”
■Scandal has yet to surface in most nations, victims contend
■It’s ‘shameless spin’ & ‘deliberate deception’ to claim otherwise,” they say
WHAT
Holding signs and childhood photos, at a news conference, clergy sex abuse victims will release a list of the 12 “worst” prelates who’ve been identified at likely papal candidates, based on their records in dealing with clergy sex crime and cover ups. They will also urge the College of Cardinals to
–elect no one on their list as the next pope, and
–stop pretending the crisis has abated, since it remains deeply hidden in the vast majority of nations (where most Catholics live), and has really only become widely known- and barely addressed – in the US about a decade ago and in a few European countries even more recently.
WHEN
TODAY, Wednesday, March 6 at 10:30 a.m.
WHO
Two leaders of an international support group for clergy sex abuse victims called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, including the organization’s long-time executive director
WHERE
The Orange Hotel at 86 Via Crescenzio in Rome (+39 06 686 8969)
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