VATICAN CITY
Gazetta del Sud
New York, July 11 – The leading US clerical abuse protest group on Thursday dismissed Pope Francis’s crackdown on crimes against kids, saying it was a “tiny tweak” which would in any case only apply within the small confines of the Vatican City. In a statement, David Clohessy, Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, said: “For the Vatican’s image, this is a successful move. For children’s safety, this is another setback. “It’s a setback because it will help foster the false impression of reform and will lead to more complacency.
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