NEW YORK (NY)
New York Post
January 28, 2019
By Carl Campanile
Gov. Cuomo on Monday slammed Catholic bishops who covered up sex abuse for years and criticized his support for the Child Victims Act, saying “I’m with the Pope.”
The bill, being passed by the legislature Monday, will make it easier for adults who claimed they were sex abuse victim as kids to sue for damages.
“I feel so good about this. This is just a pure act of justice. These are people who were abused by the authorities and then authorities denied it, which aggravated the abuse,” Cuomo said on WAMC radio.
The governor discussed the bill, which has been kicking around for a decade, after being asked about the Catholic leaders attacking him for strengthening New York’s abortion law.
“Bishops attacks Gov. Cuomo. Let’s pull that headline up from 30 years ago,” Cuomo said, referring to similar broadsides against his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo.
Cuomo said the Child Victims Act was “long overdue” and praised Pope Francis, who said abusive priests should be punished and not shuffled to other parishes and that victims should have recourse.
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