ST. LOUIS (MO)
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
December 10, 2018
At SNAP, we believe that transparency is a critical element to ending the clergy sex abuse crisis, restoring public faith in religious institutions, and helping survivors heal. We are grateful when church officials take steps towards transparency, and even moreso when that transparency is forced by brave whistle-blowers. Today, we were lucky to have experienced the latter.
The below document is a copy of the federal Department of Justice’s letter that was sent to Cardinal Daniel DiNardo and each of his brother bishops in early October, informing bishops that they must preserve any and all records related to clergy sex abuse including personnel files, “secret archives,” and more. This copy was sent to us by an anonymous whistleblower.
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