CA--Kansas predator priest works now in California.
Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego
349 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Dear Sister DuVall:
Your agency no doubt does wonderful work for and with many vulnerable families. But why are you risking their safety by employing Fr. Paul Hosler? For the well-being of your staff and clients, we urge you to fire him.
For 17 years, he’s been “on leave” from the Kansas City archdiocese. We believe he has sexually exploited at least one vulnerable adult parishioner who went to him for counseling. We suspect he has done the same to other families, some of whom are likely suffering in shame, since and self-blame.
In the 27 years our group has been around, we’ve seen hundreds of predator priests – those who brutally abuse children and those who shrewdly manipulate adults – move from active ministry into other jobs where they can gain access to and power over vulnerable families and gratify their urges and devastate more lives. Do not let this happen at Catholic Charities.
Please go to our website: SNAPnetwork.org. Enter his name in our search box. You will learn enough about him to be troubled.
Please educate yourself about clergy sexual misconduct, especially regarding vulnerable adults. It’s always wrong and hurtful for doctors to have sex with patients, therapists to have sex with clients and ministers to have sex with congregants. That’s especially true in Catholicism, where parishioners are taught, from birth, to respect and trust priests as holy celibate men who can forgive sins and get them into heaven.”
In 17 states, it’s a crime for a cleric to have sex with a congregant.
We beg you to err on the side of being prudent, not reckless. We beg you to fire Fr. Hosler and use your resources to aggressively reach out to any one – especially current and former staff and clients – who may have seen, suspected or suffered his misdeeds or crimes.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
David Clohessy
Executive Director, SNAP
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
7234 Arsenal Street
St. Louis MO 63143
314 566 9790, [email protected]
P.S. Please do not hide behind purported privacy concerns. The safety of the vulnerable trumps the privacy of predators.
Winter Appeal 2023
To our friends,
2023 has been a long year with many ups and downs for us all. As we close out the year, we at SNAP hope that you are feeling like you are on your way to being healthy, fulfilled, and happy. This past year has brought both successes and challenges. Thanks to the support you have shown in the past, we’ve been able to celebrate the good days and weather the stormy ones. Now, we are once again asking for your support as we work to support survivors new and old as we ‘Move SNAP Forward.’
At SNAP we are proud to have hosted a very well-attended conference in August 2023. This event allowed us to gather friends, survivors, advocates, and allies for a weekend of camaraderie and connection. We were so happy to be able to welcome many first-time attendees to gather in person and are already looking forward to the next conference.
To strengthen our movement for justice, healing, and prevention, SNAP will be expanding our peer support and providing more volunteer opportunities in the coming year. Through this great work, we are ensuring survivor voices are represented as we work for significant change that will benefit children and survivors.
Right now, survivors worldwide are getting the help they need from SNAP, and more and more reach out to us daily, but we need your help to keep those programs going and get our volunteers the training they need to thrive.
Your tax-deductible gift to SNAP can help offset the cost of our important mission. If you are not in a position to contribute, you can still support us by sharing this letter with those who can. As we continue to fight for survivors across the globe, your donation or sharing the great work SNAP does will help us continue our work to protect the vulnerable, heal the wounded, and prevent abuse.
Your donation ensures SNAP will be there for those who need us more than ever!
Warmly,
Michael W. McDonnell, C.P.S.
Interim Executive Director
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