Group speaks out against Lincoln Catholic bishop

NEBRASKA
KETV

By Andrew Ozaki

LINCOLN, Neb. —A group that speaks on behalf of survivors abused by priests when they were young protested Wednesday morning in front of the Catholic chancery in Lincoln.

The group voiced frustration over the first bishop in the U.S. who was criminally convicted of sheltering a priest suspected of child sex abuse and is now in the Lincoln diocese.

Holding pictures of children abused by clergy, members of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) stood together on Wednesday.

“We want to prevent more clergy sex crimes and cover-ups,” Judy Jones said. “And the way that happens is by disciplining those who commit and conceal crimes and misdeeds.”

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