AZUSA (CA)
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
By Robert Iafolla , Correspondent
AZUSA -- Members of a support group for people molested by priests handed out leaflets Sunday outside St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in an effort to educate parishioners about clergy abuse.
The group distributed about 450 leaflets, which included an invitation to a July 31 memorial service at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in Los Angeles to honor victims of clergy abuse who have committed suicide.
"We believe if Catholics understand the effects of abuse on victims, they'd take more steps to reach out to victims and stop the cycle of abuse,' said Mary Grant, regional director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
In addition to St. Frances in Azusa, SNAP members handed out fliers at five other Catholic churches in Los Angeles and Orange counties on Sunday, according to SNAP.