UNITED STATES
National Catholic Reporter
November 21, 2017
By Amy Morris-Young
On Sept. 24, when Barbara Blaine, founder and former president of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (or SNAP) died, it felt to me like an era of the safe telling of this story might be ending as well. Like many other Catholic families, ours has been influenced by past clergy abuse, and felt its reverberations through subsequent generations.
With Barbara Blaine gone, I worried that survivors might hold their stories tight, and keep those damaging secrets hidden, once again.
I am only guessing here, but it seems Barbara has continued her mission, from heaven.
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