NEWARK (NJ)
North Jersey Record
October 12, 2018
By Deena Yellin
As Catholic leaders from around the globe meet in Rome this month, there is at least one notable absence: Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark is skipping the Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to focus on the sexual abuse crisis back home.
Catholics and advocates for sexual abuse survivors across North Jersey are applauding his decision to forgo the monthlong conclave in order to take care of business during a tumultuous time in the church.
Mark Crawford of Woodbridge, New Jersey director of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) and a survivor of clergy abuse himself, said Tobin did the right thing by forgoing the event.
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