MINNESOTA
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Statement by Frank Meuers of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ( 952-334-5180, frankameuers@gmail.com )
Recently released Catholic records show that Twin Cites archdiocese officials helped a predator priest become a therapist and have continued access to kids. In light of this, Archbishop John Nienstedt should disclose which other perpetrator priests;
— he may be helping get another job around children and/or
— his predecessor helped get second careers around innocent kids & vulnerable adults.
And officials from the University of St. Thomas – where the predator also worked – should write to thousands of alums, aggressively seeking other possible victims of this predator and urging them to call law enforcement.
Fr. Timothy McCarthy was a popular St. Paul area priest who, according to church memos, abused two boys early in his career. A psychologist told church officials Fr. McCarthy’s behavior was borderline criminal. And yet apparently, no church officials called police. Instead they helped him gain credentials to counsel teenagers and young adults at the University of St. Thomas.
Finally, adding insult to injury, Fr. McCarthy is still a priest today. According to Bishop Andrew Cozzens (who’s still on the job today) McCarthy “has denied abuse allegations — a factor in Archbishop John Nienstedt’s decision not to push for his involuntary removal from the priesthood.”
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