Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

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The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) was founded in 1989 by Barbara Blaine and is the oldest and most active support group in the United States for women and men who have been sexually abused by persons with religious authority .

SNAP is an independent, non-profit organization with no affiliation with any church . Blaine is the organization’s current president, and David Clohessy is national director and spokesperson. Both are victims of clerical sexual abuse themselves.

In 2008, SNAP stated that it had more than 9,000 members.

In 2008, SNAP called for the resignation of Cardinal Bernard Francis Law , the former Archbishop of Boston. In addition, the organization criticized in the run-up to Pope Benedict XVI's trip . that it would not travel to the "epicenter" of abuse to face the dispute.

In 2009, the SNAP supported a bill in New York that would oblige the Roman Catholic dioceses to disclose the names of clerics who were retired or transferred to other parishes on allegations of child abuse.

In 2012, David Clohessy, head of SNAP, admitted in court that he had previously disclosed information banned by the courts and published press releases containing false information.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Thomas G. Plante: Sin against the Innocents. Sexual Abuse by Priests and the Role of the Catholic Church (Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality). Praeger, Westport CT et al. 2004, ISBN 0-275-98175-4 , p. 97 .
  2. ^ Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests: 2008 Annual Report. (PDF; 654 KB) , last accessed on February 8, 2012.
  3. ^ Displeasure before the papal trip. US Victims Association calls for Cardinal Law to resign . Last accessed on February 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ Matthias Rüb : God rules America. Religion and Politics in the USA. Zsolnay, Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-552-05445-5 , p. 94.
  5. ↑ Catholics have mixed reactions on sex abuse bill .
  6. ↑ Kath.net: USA: Misinformation by the Association of Church Abuse Victims, March 8, 2012 ( online )
  7. ↑ Michelle Bauman: SNAP director admits to publishing false information, Catholic News Agency, March 6, 2012 ( online )

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