By Lot Tan
ONN
February 4, 2010
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FAIRFIELD, Ohio — Cincinnati's new Catholic Archbishop needs to make his voice heard, some Catholics said Thursday.
ONN obtained a letter on Thursday from the Survivors Network of Abused by Priests (SNAP), urging Cincinnati's Archbishop Dennis Schnurr to publicly talk about an alleged sex abuse case involving a Fairfield-based Catholic priest and a boy.
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"I am urging him to do more than he has done," said Daniel Frondorf, the Cincinnati leader of SNAP. "Right now he has done the bare minimum of nothing."
The priest is accused of molesting a 10-year-old boy. Now Frondorf believes if Archbishop Schnurr speaks out on the case, then maybe it will prevent others from being victims, ONN's Lot Tan reported.
"I want to let them know that the allegations have risen to a level of indictment," said Frondorf. "At least the West Virginia Grand Jury believed a crime happened. They let the public know that they are investigating and looking further into the incident."
West Virginia State Police report a Cincinnati man claimed he was abused in 1991 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in West Virginia. At the time of the alleged abuse the man was a minor.
Reverend Robert Poandl was charged with abusing the boy. He was a member of the Glenmary Home of Missioners based in Fairfield.
Cincinnati Archdiocese spokesman Daniel Andriacco told ONN that Schnurr does not have authority over the accused priest or any other priest who is not with the Cincinnati Archdiocese. Despite the lack of jurisdiction, Frodorf thinks Schurr has an obligation to do something.
"I am saddened to hear that he won't do anything just because it didn't happen under his jurisdiction," said Frondorf. "He certainly can do more. He can go to Glenmary and say that we have to notify the public about the indicted priest."
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