PENNSYLVANIA
WJAC
by Katie O’Toole
JOHNSTOWN — Leaders of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests reacted to joint press conference held by the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese and Department of Justice about abuse prevention plans.
The Survivors Network, otherwise known as SNAP, protested outside the Diocese Administration Center last week. Protesters said they felt the Diocese had not implemented enough change in the year that passed after the grand jury report was released.
The 147-page reported outlined abuse accusations made against 50 priests since the 1960s.
The current Bishop Mark Bartchak and acting U.S. Attorney Soo C. Song held a press conference Monday outlining plans to prevent future abuse within the Diocese.
“One case of sexual abuse is too many,” Bartchak said. “We need to repent in that and make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
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