MINNESOTA
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Monday, Oct. 14, 2013
Statement by Barbara Dorris of St. Louis, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ( 314 862 7688 home, 314 503 0003 cell, SNAPdorris@gmail.com )
Shame on Archbishop John Nienstedt and his nameless, hand-picked Review Board who refused to oust an accused child molesting priest “given his effectiveness in many areas of his work.”
So if an accused predator priest is just average, Nienstedt’s panel might recommend suspending him.
But if he’s “effective,” they won’t?
(NOTE – the Review Board is a different panel than the Task Force named last week. The Review Board makes recommendations to Nienstedt about accused priests. The Task Force will make recommendations to Nienstedt about abuse policies.)
Notice how this young woman describes her experiences with archdiocesan staff, according to Minnesota Public Radio:
Before the case went before the clergy review board, Sawyer and other church officials asked her to tell her story over and over again, she said. At first, she agreed, but it soon became overwhelming, she said. “For me to just say I was abused by Michael Keating wasn’t enough,” she said.
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