SNAP Media Events

Man files unusual formal complaint vs. bishop

Bowling Green “cradle Catholic” worries about abuse

Clergy sex victims enthusiastically endorse his effort

They also want Owensboro ‘accused cleric’ list expanded

SNAP: Local church official leave some alleged predators off

Group divulges ‘two credibly accused’ priests who worked here

SNAP: “They’re ‘under the radar’ & may have hurt local kids too”

“Victims, witnesses should call KY state politicians,” group says

Victims blast Nashville Catholic bishop

Four clerics are left off ‘accused’ priest list

Both were deemed ‘credibly accused’ by their bosses

SNAP: “How many other predators are still being hidden?”

Support group also wants Catholic high school field re-named

It honors a church official who ‘ignored or hid’ abuse reports, man says

Tennessee attorney general should investigate 3 dioceses, SNAP argues

As Bishops Meet in Baltimore, Clergy Abuse Survivors Share their Experiences Publicly

They Want Their Stories to Lead to Prevention and Change

“This should never happen again,” they say

Survivors of Clergy Abuse Demand Accountability as US Bishops Gather in Baltimore

They Call For an Expansion of Pope Francis’ ‘Mandated Reporting’ Edict

“It is time for the church to welcome secular investigations,” SNAP says

Abuse victims blast Catholic officials

They ‘out’ 2 more local abuser clerics

Both worked in Memphis but are ‘under the radar’

But the diocese won’t post a ‘credibly accused’ list

Most other bishops in the US have already done so

“Include a serial predator who was at a local school,” SNAP says

And group urges Tennessee’s AG to investigate all TN dioceses

Child sex abuse survivor blasts bishop

Victim speaks out now for the first time

He feels ‘abused again’ by recent dealings with church 

“If you’re suffering, get help,” he says, “but not from diocese”

His experiences cast doubt on Sacremento bishop’s pay out plan

Man may file formal complaint with the state about church social worker

And his attorney insists that diocesan staffers get informed consent first from victims

Victims beg church staff to “blow the whistle”

Pope’s new abuse policy takes effect Saturday

It protects Catholic whistleblowers

Reporting suspected abuse is now everyone’s responsibility

But SNAP urges employees to tell law enforcement first

They call on US bishops to create a whistleblower “reward fund”

Two more clergy child sex abuse victims speak out

It’s the first time they’ve publicly discussed their pain

In just one week, 4 new victims of SD priest have stepped forward

Group also ‘outs’ 3 other clerics missing from bishop’s ‘accused’ list

And they urge him to cut two key parts of his new victim pay out plan

SNAP: “Don’t insist that victims meet a deadline & sign away legal rights”