NEW YORK
Survivor Network of Those Abused by Priests

For immediate release: Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Statement by Mary Caplan of New York City, SNAP Leader, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ( 917 439 4187, mcaplan682@aol.com )

New York’s Catholic bishops – including Cardinal Tim Dolan – are trying to get more tax breaks through a proposed bill about schools. Lawmakers should think long and hard before agreeing to this.

[Saratogian]

When they want money for their institutions, Catholic officials lobby hard and say they care deeply about kids. But when kids who were abused want a chance for justice, Catholic officials lobby hard to deny those kids their day in court. All across the US, Dolan and his brother bishops use all their political will and power and resources to block moves to reform archaic, predator-friendly statute of limitation laws that endanger kids and…