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	National View: Shedding Light on Abusers Is Key to Protecting Children By Kristine Ward Duluth News Tribune February 27, 2008 http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/account/index.cfm?user=login&return_page=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eduluthnewstribune%2Ecom%2 Farticles%2Findex%2Ecfm%3Fid%3D61183 To heal the wounded and protect the vulnerable." That is the mission of a sometimes controversial, mainly volunteer-led support group called SNAP, or the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. I have known of, supported, and followed SNAP's work for years. Sometimes SNAP gets criticized for helping to expose credibly accused child molesters who haven't been formally sued, suspended or charged. I understand such criticism. Sometimes SNAP gets blasted for helping to expose alleged sexual predators whose cases — whether criminal, civil or canonical — haven't yet been finally resolved. That's somewhat understandable. But I've never seen SNAP get attacked for shedding light on the whereabouts or activities of convicted child-molesting clergymen, especially when those men used religious titles and positions to hurt children and still have religious titles and positions. Not until the News Tribune's Feb. 13 editorial, "Little gained by exposing abusers on sex offender list."
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