SNAP Network

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SNAP is the world's oldest and largest support group for victims of sexual abuse in institutional settings.

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  1. 9 hours ago

    The Pope now has a chance now to break from the painful decisions made by his predecessors and add much-needed weight and credibility to next month’s papal summit on abuse.

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  2. Jan 3

    MO Volunteer SNAP Leader David Clohessy says about the recent flurry of meetings for Church officials, "[V]irtually every time the crisis nears a boiling or...

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  3. Jan 3

    While certainly nuns can be abusers, as women in a Church where men hold all the power, they can also be victims. AP does a great job describing their plight in this article.

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  4. Jan 3

    David Clohessy of the Survivor’s Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) was not impressed by Pope Francis' letter, saying, "In one brief sentence,...

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  5. Jan 3

    Pope Francis can continue to ignore survivors and their pleas for accountability while speaking platitudes to his brother bishops. We will continue to look to secular officials like Lisa Madigan, Gurbir Grewal, and Josh Shapiro for action on the...

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  6. Jan 3

    We have found an additional seven priests who should be on Monterey's list, not to mention the missing nuns, brothers, and lay employees. This is yet another example that follows the...

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  7. Jan 3

    From yesterday's media advisory: "[C]lergy abuse survivors from the US and around the globe are calling upon [Pope Francis] to remove Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich from his...

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  8. Jan 2
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  9. Jan 2

    Peter Isely, US Spokesperson for End Clergy Abuse, asked the question, "How are survivors going to trust this process if [Cardinal Cupich is] in charge of it?"

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  10. Jan 2

    MO Volunteer SNAP Leader David Clohessy tells NBC News that NY Cardinal Dolan "doesn’t support a window, he would rather the church handle this internally by paying money and not revealing secrets."

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  11. Jan 2
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  12. Jan 2

    The priesthood is not the only place where you can find predators. Women religious are not immune from this problem.

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  13. Jan 1

    Harrisonburg VA support meeting coming up on Thursday. Contact Barbra Graber for details.

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  14. Jan 1

    The bishops from each of the six Illinois Dioceses should immediately and honestly explain why, according to AG Madigan’s investigation, only one in four abuse allegations in Illinois have been found credible and why roughly 500 priests have been...

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  15. Jan 1

    If Cardinal Dolan truly wants to put the interests of survivors front and center, he should campaign vigorously for the removal of civil statutes of limitations on sex abuse and civil window in NY.. The time is now to...

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  16. 31 Dec 2018

    There's still time to make your tax-deductible donation to SNAP for 2018! Over the past year we have established new support groups, helped expose new cover-ups, and been at the forefront of the movement for justice and recognition for...

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  17. 30 Dec 2018

    Concerned citizens and parishioners should contact Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, asking for a statewide investigation of institutional sexual abuse.

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  18. 29 Dec 2018

    We guess Augustinian officials do not think the Dallas Charter applies to them. Their actions do not seem to reflect either "transparency" or "zero tolerance."

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  19. 28 Dec 2018

    SNAP believes that Cardinal DiNardo’s role in covering up abuse in Sioux City and Houston make him unfit to lead the USCCB. The bishops’ group need someone at the helm who will be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

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  20. 28 Dec 2018

    Christa Brown reminds us again that because the Southern Baptist Convention refuses to keep records on predatory clergy or warn church members about them, countless more children are put in danger.

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