Still today, horrific reports of clergy sexual abuse of children are being made public. There is no end to the pain these survivors suffer. A 46 year old man was found hanged in his own home July 1st in Ebensburg PA. Brian Gergely had found the courage to go public in 2003, telling of Monsignor Francis McCaa sexually abusing him as a ten year old altar boy. Brian gave many interviews in hopes of encouraging other survivors to report their…..
11-’15 SPOTLIGHT movie review
This is a heads-up for anyone still doubting the truth of clergy sexual abuse reports being made against priests in the Catholic Church. This movie exposes the Church Officials’ appalling behavior in just the Boston area; shocking everyone in 2002.
I recently viewed Spotlight at a St Louis South County theatre. Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams portray journalists assigned to investigate reports by abuse survivors in Boston. A specific investigative team of the Globe…..
Action News WPVI-TV in Philadelphia PA reported on September 16th that victims’ advocates have sought a Vatican inquiry into Cardinal Justin Rigali’s and Cardinal Raymond Burke’s behaviors while serving as archbishops respectively, in Saint Louis MO and Philadelphia PA and La Crosse Wisconsin and Saint Louis MO. The Catholic Whistleblowers’ Steering Committee is presenting evidence to the Congregation of Bishops in Vatican City for thorough investigations.As bishops, these men should have been protecting vulnerable children and adults from clergy sexual abuse,…..
Wow! How blessed I am to have witnessed the strength, love and courage by not only the speakers at the 2015 SNAP Conference, but also those who attended. We met many victims who are at different stages of recovery.
People may not realize it or want to think about it, but members of the SNAP (Survivors of those Abused by Priests) Community have either been sexually abused or have had a member of their family or someone close to them abused.
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