UNITED STATES
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Thursday, March 20, 2014
For more info David Clohessy 314 566 9790, SNAPclohessy@aol.com, Barbara Dorris 314 503 0003, SNAPdorris@gmail.com
Victims blast controversial speakers
SNAP objects to three prelates being honored
Each one, group says, concealed clergy sex crimes
In one case, three Catholic organizations also objected
And in that case, retired NYC Cardinal won’t attend event
Two top church officials should discourage such invitations, SNAP says
Three times last week, a victims’ group raised concerns about Catholic prelates who allegedly concealed child sex crimes speaking at church events, and one of those appearances was cancelled. Now the group is asking the head of the US bishops’ conference to urge his colleagues to avoid similar controversies.
Leaders of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, are writing Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz and Joliet Bishop Daniel Conlon about public appearances by bishops who “protected predators and endangered kids.” Kurtz is the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Conlon heads the conference’s sex abuse committee.
SNAP recently objected to these prelates:
–Retired New York Cardinal Edward Egan was to preside over a children’s choir mass at St. Ignatius Loyola parish in Manhattan this month.
The parish had announced the event on its website. But last Friday, the parish announced that Egan would not be coming. http://www.stignatiusloyola.org/
–Retired Philadelphia Archbishop Cardinal Rigali, who is to be a featured speaker at the Catholic Men Servant Leaders annual conference at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Kentucky on March 22.
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