PENNSYLVANIA
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Posted by David Clohessy on October 05, 2012
■Groups blast Altoona bishop over child sex crimes
■They want him to post the names of all predator priests
■At least 30 US Catholic prelates have taken “this simple safety step”
■SNAP: “At least 25 local clergy are proven, admitted or credibly accused abusers”
■Self help organization wants “outreach & warnings” about a just-accused local priest
WHAT
Holding signs and childhood photos at a sidewalk news conference, clergy sex abuse victims will urge Altoona Catholic bishop to
— seek out others who may have seen or suspected child sex crimes by a recently arrested priest,
— personally visit each parish where the accused predator worked, begging other victims to come forward, get help, and call police, and
— post the names of all current and former local child molesting clerics on the diocese website.
They will also prod people who were molested by clergy – of any denomination to “find the courage to speak up and start healing.”
WHEN
Monday, Oct. 8 at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE
Outside the Altoona Catholic diocesan headquarters (chancery office) at 927 South Logan Blvd. (corner of Hawthorne) in Hollidaysburg, PA ( 814-695-5579 )
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