BELLEVILLE (IL)
News-Democrat
BELLEVILLE — The St. Louis-based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests will hold a rally at 1:30 p.m. today outside the offices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville and Bishop Edward K. Braxton.
The rally will address what SNAP alleges is a concern by victims of sexual abuse by priests about Braxton’s spending, including a trip to Africa last month and another remodeling of the bishop’s house in Belleville.
A message left Monday morning on the voicemail of Braxton’s administrative assistant was not immediately returned.
According to David Clohessy, executive director of SNAP in St. Louis, the victims will publicly call for Braxton to “reveal who paid for the trips, and his alleged new kitchen renovation, and beg him to stay home,” and monitor priests who have been removed from ministry after being suspected of sexually abusing children.
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