Accused predator priest living in Shrewsbury? Like his predecessors, archbishop lets pedophiles move here
A St. Louis priest, recently arrested for allegedly molesting a boy, has apparently been sent to a retirement home in Shrewsbury in a residential neighborhood. That facility has come under fire for being too close to unsuspecting families and having inadequate supervision for sex offenders.
http://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2005_01_06/2005_03_22_Townsend_HomeHouses.htm
The priest is Fr. Charles Robert Manning. Though he’s from St. Louis and has spent most of his clerical career here, in recent years, he’s been in Colorado Springs, where he faces criminal charges.
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2012/06/charles_manning_priest_sex_abuse.php
The Colorado Springs Gazette reports today that Manning is at a retirement home for priests in suburban St. Louis. We suspect – but aren’t certain- that’s Regina Cleri in Shrewsbury, where other pedophile priests are kept and have been kept in the past.
We call on Archbishop Carlson to disclose Manning’s whereabouts and use his bully pulpit and vast resources to beg anyone with knowledge or suspicions of Manning’s crimes to call police immediately.
We’re worried that Archbishop Carlson is continuing Archbishop Burke’s reckless pattern of secretly importing proven, admitted and credibly accused child molesting clerics from other places into St. Louis, keeping them near kids and providing little or no meaningful supervision for them.
We hope that Carlson will stop, or at least explain, this troubling practice. And we hope that anyone who may have seen, suspected or suffered crimes or misdeeds will call law enforcement officials.
Read more here:
http://www.gazette.com/articles/manning-139519-court-counts.html
http://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2005_01_06/2005_03_22_Townsend_HomeHouses.htm
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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