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April 13, 2005
Sex Abuse Victims To Name Predator Priests In/Near Rome
US-Based Group Upset About Molesters Moving
They Urge Church Officials To Warn Catholics, Tourists
WHAT
At a news conference, clergy molestation victims will
- name and discuss several accused sexually abusive clerics who live and work in and around the Vatican, and
- publicly urge Catholic officials to warn parishioners and the public about these men
WHEN
Wednesday, April 13, 2:30 p.m. (Rome time)
WHERE
Inside or outside the Hotel Michaelangelo, Via della Stazione di S.Pietro (near the Vatican) in Rome
WHO
Two US women who were sexually molested by priests and are leaders of the largest American support group for sexual abuse victims - SNAP - the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (a Chicago-based self-help organization of 5,000+ members)
WHY
Two award-winning US journalists have identified and written extensively about several diocesan and religious order clerics who are from other countries but now work and/or live in and/or near the Vatican, despite facing credible allegations of sexual abuse. Some face multiple accusations and even civil litigation or criminal prosecution.
Posted by Nancy at April 13, 2005 01:45 AM