ALLEGHENY (PA)
Trib Live
August 20, 2018
By Megan Guza
Members of an advocacy group for sexual assault victims group confronted a Pittsburgh priest Monday morning when they gathered Downtown outside the Diocese of Pittsburgh to demand changes to sexual abuse laws.
About a half dozen members of the Survivors Network of Abuse by Priests addressed the media with stories of abuse and calls for the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse be abolished — and the abolition be made retroactive.
The protest comes nearly a week after a damning grand jury report named hundreds of “predator priests” in six dioceses across the state, including the Diocese of Pittsburgh. The report indicated there are thousands of victims, and the abuse spanned nearly 70 years — often covered up or not reported by church officials.
It also came hours after Pope Francis addressed the abuse revelations and begged for forgiveness.
“More words,” said SNAP founder Judy Jones. “He just said more words.”
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