UNITED STATES
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Tuesday, Oct. 13
Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those abused by Priests (314 566 9790, davidgclohessy@gmail.com)
The top papal spokesman is “denouncing” Vatican leaks (according to the Associated Press).
[Newsday]
Why is it that Catholic officials so often denounce clerics who embarrass them but so rarely denounce clerics who commit child sex crimes and virtually never denounce clerics who conceal child sex crimes?
Two weeks have passed since Pope Francis left the US making strong promises, including that “abuse cannot be kept secret any longer,” “all responsible will be held accountable,” and that church officials will provide “careful oversight to ensure that youth are protected.”
Can anyone point to a single sign that a single bishop – – heard and now heeds the Pope’s pledges?
We can’t.
And did Francis – or any church official, from Cardinal to custodian – denounce by name a single church official for endangering kids or protecting predators, when Global Post disclosed five priests who abused in developed nations but now live and work in developing nations?
Nope.
The investigation has been public for a month now. No one in the Vatican is denouncing anyone or anything about it. They’re just ignoring it (like they did a similar investigation three years ago by the Chicago Tribune).
When will Catholic officials show the kind of outrage over sexual violence and cover up as they do other offenses?
(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the world
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