UNITED STATES
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests

For immediate release Friday, October 17

Statement by Barbara Dorris of St. Louis, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ( 314 503 0003, SNAPdorris@gmail.com )

The most controversial Vatican prelate, Cardinal Raymond Burke, confirmed publicly for the first time the rumors that he had been told Francis intended to demote him.

In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Burke said “I very much have enjoyed and have been happy to give this service, so it is a disappointment to leave it.” Burke said, however, that he hadn’t yet received a formal notice of transfer.

When this officially happens, it will be a validation for hundreds of clergy sex abuse victims – in Wisconsin, Missouri and elsewhere – who have suffered because Burke acted so recklessly, callously and deceitfully in pedophile priest cases.

Burke has been…