SNAP Media Events
Predator Priests Moved Country to Country
Victims blast international movement of predator priests
Group wants Interpol to go after child molesting clerics
SNAP gives list of 32 who have moved to/from 18 nations
Over last 10 years, at least 6 from the US have come to Rome
Group: "Church officials should take accused priests' passports"
And they must stop letting child molesting clerics change their names, SNAP says
WHAT:
Holding signs and childhood photos at a news conference, US clergy sex abuse victims will
-- hand out a list of 32 alleged predator priests who have moved or been sent abroad,
-- publicly push Interpol, for the 1st time, to help pursue those who face criminal charges, and
-- discuss 6 priests – from Australia and the US – who face abuse allegations and were sent to work/ live in/or near the Vatican over the past decade. (One was reportedly still living in Rome last year.)
ITALY- Italian clergy sex victim detained
Italian clergy sex victim detained
He joins SNAP at news conference
Man tried to give petitions to Vatican
But police held him Friday for two hours
He accuses voting cardinal of hiding predators
Prelate is urged to stay away from papal conclave
SNAP: “Such intimidation & harassment is common”
Group says Vatican should launch simple complaint mechanism
ITALY- SNAP cites 3 "promising prelates" and pushes for more training
SNAP calls three papal candidates “promising”
Clergy sex abuse victims cautiously release new list
And they call for 3 types of training in dioceses across globe
Two kinds - with kids & employees - are already done in US
SNAP: “But no prelate shows flock how to act when accusations surface”
So backers of alleged predators end up “intimidating” victims & witnesses
Victims have prepared 21 point brochure offering guidance for parishioners
ITALY - Victims release "dirty dozen" list
- Victims release “Dirty Dozen” list
- “None of them should be next pope,” they say
- All 12, from 10 nations, are considered ‘papabile’
- Group blasts prelates “who pretend the worst is over”
- Scandal has yet to surface in most nations, victims contend
- It’s ‘shameless spin’ & ‘deliberate deception’ to claim otherwise,” they say
ITALY - “No one from Curia should be made pope,” victims say
- “No one from Curia should be made pope,” victims say
- Group also wants some older cardinals out of Monday meeting
- SNAP worries Vatican insiders are tied to corruption & last 2 popes
- “That makes ‘cleaning house’ & exposing cover ups tougher,” it says
- Victims urge top church staff to try to persuade some peers to “go home”
- SNAP: Sodano & 5 other “complicit” cardinals should be sent away or stay away
NY: Victims to Dolan: “take action now"
Victims to Dolan: “Before conclave, name the predator priests of New York, release sex abuse deposition”
ITALY - Victims blast Vatican in new United Nations filing
- Victims blast Vatican in new United Nations filing
- In 30 page document, they say church breaks UN convention
- SNAP says top Catholic officials submit one report 14 years later
- Group accuses Holy See of falling short on prevention & extradition
ITALY - Victims push Pope for action on his last day
- Victims push Pope for action on his last day
- They list 5 things he should do before leaving
- “Take decisive action now,” self help group urges