MINNESOTA
KARE
EDINA — On the same day Archbishop John Nienstedt apologized to a packed sanctuary at Our Lady of Grace Church in Edina, the leader of an abuse survivors’ group says the apology falls short of meaningful action.
“The Catholics of this state don’t need him. They need good faith leaders,” said Bob Schwiderski, the Minnesota Director of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests or S.N.A.P. “The survivors of this state don’t want him because he’s not capable of reaching out to us.”
Schwiderski added that he also doesn’t believe Nienstedt’s comment that he was “as surprised as anyone else,” when the wave of allegations against priests began to form this fall.
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