MINNESOTA
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests

For immediate release: Monday December 16, 2013

Statement by Barbara Dorris, SNAP Outreach Director, 314-862-7688 SNAPdorris@gmail.com

Because he’s being forced to do so by a judge and a determined victim, Winona’s Catholic bishop will release a list of proven, admitted and credibly accused predator priests soon. That’s just the beginning.

[Post-Bulletin]

Winona Catholic officials must now go further. The bishop should

— turn over to law enforcement every shred of paper he has about these potentially dangerous men ,

— put them in a remote, independent treatment center so they’ll be kept away from kids, and

— personally visit each parish where they worked, begging victims, witnesses and whistleblowers to call the police.

Even if a predator is deceased, these records should be turned over and this appeal must be made. Even though an offender may not be able to…