NEW YORK
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Friday, Nov. 20, 2015
Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those abused by Priests (314 566 9790, davidgclohessy@gmail.com)
An accused predator priest from Long Island spent time in Staten Island. NYC Cardinal Timothy Dolan should aggressively seek out anyone he may have hurt in the archdiocese.
[Newsday]
The priest, Fr. Augusto Cortez, is believed to have fled the US and returned to Central America. But he could still be in NYC.
Common sense and decency tell us that Dolan, and Rockville Center Bishop William Murphy, have a moral responsibility to help law enforcement catch and convict Fr. Cortez. But instead of lending a hand, Murphy is making up excuses and Dolan’s staying silent.
We beg them both to stop hair-splitting and ducking and dodging behind the claim that Fr. Cortez belongs to a religious order and isn’t on their diocesan payrolls. It’s a Catholic bishop’s duty to protect and help his flock from any child molesting cleric, no matter who signs the predator’s paycheck.
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