MASSACHUSETTS
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests

For immediate release: Tuesday, March 29

Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 566 9790, 314 645 5915 home, davidgclohessy@gmail.com)

Catholic officials are disclosing that a clergy sex abuse and cover up case has settled. We hope that this resolution will prod others with information or suspicions about child sex crimes by Fr. Paul J. Archambault to come forward and get help from independent sources.

[MassLive]

He is the 48th publicly accused child molesting cleric in the relatively small Springfield diocese. (BishopAccountability.org)

We are grateful that Bishop Mitchell Rozanski took the initiative to announce the settlement. His colleague – Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley – often refuses to do this, and refused to do so yesterday in several cases.

[SNAP]

At the same time, however, we’re disappointed that…