IL- More clergy sex cases settled vs. archdiocese; SNAP responds
For immediate release: Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314-566-9790 cell, [email protected])
Another settlement has been reached in a clergy sex abuse and cover up lawsuit involving the now-defrocked Fr. Daniel McCormack and the Chicago Catholic archdiocese.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1812032
It's time for Cardinal Francis George to show real leadership and disclose all his files about the McCormack case. It's time for George to settle these cases quickly so that all of those who were hurt by McCormack can begin moving forward. And it's time for every single person who saw, suspected or suffered crimes by McCormack or cover ups by church officials to step forward, expose wrongdoers, and deter more cover ups.
(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the world’s oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. We’ve been around for 25 years and have more than 15,000 members. Despite the word “priest” in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)
Contact - David Clohessy (314-566-9790 cell, [email protected]), Barbara Dorris (314-862-7688 home, 314-503-0003 cell, [email protected]), Barbara Blaine (312-399-4747, [email protected])
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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I do believe, that someday lay-catholics and “now-quit-being-catholic” people and just decent people FROM ALL OVER the earth, will MANAGE to STOP THE SCOURGE of catholic PEDOPHILE priests, catholic PEDOPHILE laity, catholic PEDOPHILE employees and THE PEDOPHILE ENABLING ABETTORS in the CATHOLIC HIERARCHY, INCLUDING THE CATHOLIC POPE, be STOPPED.
How could thousands of boys and girls endure ritual childhood sexual abuse committed by catholic priest pedophiles, while those who didn’t endure such ritual abuse but who have in fact, since learned that it was occuring, NEVER be able to successfully put an END to such heinous crimes happening in the catholic church. Why is it, that to date, not enough of the victims or reporters of such crime have been able to make known these crimes and then come together with the proper authorities to ORCHESTRATE AN END to SUCH CRIME in the catholic church? And, then be more able to fully respond to the dire need of those who were thus abused? Has it always been a matter of the catholic abusers literally ATTACKING their accusers in one way or another? Were the priest pedophile criminals always able to deflect attention from themselves? HOW CAN THIS HORRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS, KEEP GOING? We must DEMAND from any catholic pope, that it BE STOPPED.