NEW JERSEY
NJTV
[with video]
By Michael Hill
Correspondent
These three men survived priest sex abuse. They’ve heard two other popes apologize. Now Pope Francis.
“I beg your forgiveness for the sins of omission on the part of church leaders,” he said.
Leaders these three say who hid or harbored the abusers.
Mark Crawford is the New Jersey director of SNAP — the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. He says of his abuser, “Actually he’s still a priest today and he was allowed to retire, lives in New Jersey, works for the state. Never convicted and that’s what I’m talking about, these secrets are still well kept.”
“They have to help the victims of child abuse instead of spending millions and millions of dollars on the best lobbyists and lawyers,” said Fred Marigliano.
“I think it’s a good step forward. As we all know this is the third pope who has apologized for this scandal and I think it’s time for action,” Stephen Marlowe said.
The trio want cardinals and bishops to out and oust abusers.
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