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Groups to hold small sidewalk vigil and read aloud names of 200+ Boston predator priests
What:
Holding signs and photos of children a sidewalk news vigil, clergy sexual abuse victims and concerned Catholics will
- briefly comment on the significance of Cardinal Law's removal,
- call for greater accountability on the part of the church hierarchy for decades of child sex crimes and cover ups,
- read aloud the names of more than 200+ proven, admitted and credibly accused abusive Boston-area priests and former priests, and
- urge anyone who saw, suspected or suffered child molestation to speak up, get help and call police.
The event takes place on the five year anniversary of the resignation of Boston’s Catholic Cardinal Bernard Law and highlights the fact that virtually none of the hundreds of church officials who covered up child sex crimes have been held accountable in any way.
When:
Thursday, Dec. 13, @ 2:00 p.m.
Where:
Outside the Holy Cross Cathedral, 1400 Washington Street in Boston's South End
Who:
Leaders and members of a nation-wide support group called SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) and a Catholic lay reform group called Voice of the Faithful (VOTF)
Details:
Despite Law's resignation, and the suspension of hundreds of accused abusive clerics SNAP & VOTF leaders are convinced that considerable pain remains to be ameliorated and considerable work remains to be done to both protect the vulnerable and heal the wounded, inside and outside the Catholic Church.
The names of the alleged predators come from a well-documented data base of clergy sex accusations available at BishopAccountability.org
The Chicago-based SNAP is the nation's largest survivor support group with 65 local support groups and 8,000 members. Boston-based VOTF has over 35,000 members in all 50 states and 17 foreign countries.
Contact:
John Moynihan of Boston, VOTF media relations 617 558 5252, 617 680 2131 cell
David Clohessy of St. Louis SNAP National Director 314 566 9790 cell
Barbara Blaine of Chicago, SNAP President 312 399 4747