RIVERSIDE (IA)
KWWL
More than 80 eastern Iowa priests spent the day learning how to deal with sexual abuse.
Church abuse victims and supporters stood outside St. Mary's Church in Riverside protesting a decision by the Davenport Diocese banning them from the conference. They were told there wasn't time on the agenda.
So, the group wrote a letter to the Diocese expressing concern that victims couldn't play a role. Abuse victim Steve Theisen says, "We're having a bunch of non-victims telling us victims what's good for us...how we should heal. That's without the victims having any input."