BALTIMORE (MD)
WJZ TV
Nov. 11, 2019
By Rachel Menitoff
Survivors of clergy sex abuse and their supporters are outlining their requests for Catholic Church leaders ahead of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which began Monday in Baltimore.
Among the changes victims want to see are archdioceses nationwide releasing the names of clergy and anyone in the church who has been accused of abuse.
Leaders of the Survivors Network of Those Abused By Priests (SNAP) group said that list can be validating for victims.
“When survivors see the names of their abusers listed, they feel a sense of validation and that they are not alone. I know I felt this way when I saw my priests name listed in the Arlington Arch Diocese,” said Becky Ianni with SNAP.
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