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  Abuse Victims Want More from Sacramento Catholic Diocese

TheKCRAChannel.com [Sacramento CA]
July 27, 2005

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Almost exactly one month after the Sacramento Catholic Diocese announced a multimillion-dollar sexual abuse settlement, some victims claim the church is not doing enough to make restitution.

Several victims of clergy sex abuse Wednesday publicly asked the diocese to post the names of priests who are proven sexual offenders on the official church Web site. The victims said their faith is at stake.

"I cannot go into the church and practice the faith I once loved with the conditions that are in right now, with the continual lies and denial," said sexual abuse victim Nancy Sloan.

Diocese officials said they have already done what they can to reach out to victims.

"We have a moral obligation to help people and reach out, perform the ministries of church, and that's what we've been doing," said diocese spokesman Kevin Echery.

Victims are also asking the diocese to use church bulletins to publicize support groups for victims.