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	SNAP to Hold Vigils in 30 Cities Mar 13, 14 in Solidarity with Clergy Sex Victims Worldwide; Calls for Government Probes Voice from the Desert March 12, 2010 http://reform-network.net/?p=2894 WHAT Holding signs, candles, and childhood photos at sidewalk vigils in over 30 US cities, clergy sex abuse and their supporters will react to the growing Catholic sex scandal in Europe. Specifically, they will – express their sorrow for the pain of victims in Germany, Ireland, Austria and The Netherlands, – praise those victims for starting to speak up in large numbers in recent weeks, and – urge anyone who saw, suspected or suffered clergy sex crimes to call police (not bishops). They will also urge governmental officials – in the US and Europe – to – conduct independent probes into cover ups of clergy sex crimes in Catholic schools and dioceses, and – reform archaic, arbitrary, “predator-friendly” laws that protect pedophiles and supervisors who employ, hide and transfer them. WHEN Saturday, March 13 and Sunday, March 14 (See exact times and locations below.) WHERE In front of chanceries, cathedrals, churches and government buildings in CA, CT, DC, FL, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NY, OH, PA, RI, TX, and WI. (See details below.) WHO Clergy sex abuse victims who belong to a support group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAPnetwork.org), along with their loved ones and concerned Catholics DETAILS Just hours ago, reports out of Germany claim the Pope himself knowingly allowed a predator priest to remain in ministry, where at least one other child was abused. A few weeks ago, Vatican officials were forced to address the clergy sex abuse and cover up crisis that is spreading like wildfire across Europe. Scores of media accounts are appearing and hundreds of victims are coming forward in Germany, Ireland, Austria and the Netherlands. Just yesterday, the Pope met with the head of the German Catholic church over scandals breaking there. In Italy, law enforcement wiretaps have revealed charges of a gay prostitution ring using at least one seminarian and operated by two Vatican insiders. The Pope’s brother is embroiled in a controversy over accusations of sexual abuse in a widely-known church choir which he headed for 30 years. In Ireland and The Netherlands, the Catholic hierarchy is planning internal surveys about the numbers of predator priests. But American victims feel independent investigations by secular authorities (as was done in parts of Ireland and in the US by several grand juries) are much more likely to expose the corrupt church leadership and to deter future recklessness, callousness and deceit. German and Austrian church officials are talking about revamping their internal child sex policies. But US victims believe church policies are essentially meaningless and that it’s much more effective to reform outdated secular laws which bishops exploit to escape responsibility for hiding and moving predators. Two weeks ago, the AP reported “While the focus of the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic church centered on the United States for several years, abuse scandals have in recent years (also) erupted in the Philippines, Poland, Mexico, Italy, Canada and elsewhere.” Exact locations and times: CA - Rancho Mirage, Sunday, March 14 at 3:00 PM Whitewater Park, 71-560 San Jacinto Drive (Major Cross streets are HWY 111 & Bob Hope Drive) Contact: Dave Price, 760-219-3635 CA – Los Angeles, Sunday, March 14 at 10:45 AM Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, 555 W. Temple St (at N Grand) Contact: Carlos Perez, 818-723-8016 CA – Oakland, Sunday, March 14 at 12:00 PM The Cathedral of Christ the Light, 2121 Harrison Street (Between 21st & Grand) Contact: Melanie Sakoda, 925-708-6175 CA – San Diego, Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 12:30 PM Cathedral of St. Joseph, 1535 Third (corner of Third and Beech) Contact: Paul Livingtson, 619-677-7133 CA – San Francisco, Sunday, March 14 at 9:00 AM St. Mary Cathedral, 1111 Gough Street (Between Ellis & Geary) Contact: Melanie Sakoda, 925-708-6175, CT – Hartford, Sunday, March 14 at 11:30 AM St. Joseph Cathedral, 140 Farmington Ave (corner of Farmington and Sigourney) Contact: Beth McCabe, 860-335-8187 & Kathy Rector, 860-384-4372 DC – Washington, Saturday, March 13 at 6:30 PM Irish Embassy, 2234 Massachusetts Ave. N. WE Contact: Becky Ianni, 703-801-6044 & David Lorenz, 301-906-9161 DC – Washington, Sunday, March 14 at 1:00 PM German Consulate, 4645 Reservoir Rd. NW Contact: Becky Ianni, 703-801-6044 & David Lorenz, 301-906-9161 FL – Miami, Sunday, March 14 at 10:30 AM St. Mary’s Cathedral, 7525 NW 2nd Ave Contact: Barbara Dorris, 314-503-0003 FL – Orlando, Sunday, March 14 at 11:45 AM St. James Cathedral, 215 N Orange Ave. (at Robinson St.) Contact: Robert Keane, 386-676-0298 FL – Palm Beach Gardens, Sunday, March 14 at 1:30 PM St. Ignatius Cathedral, 9999N Military Trail Contact: Barbara Dorris, 314-503-0003 FL – St. Augustine, Sunday, March 14 at 11:45 AM Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine, 38 Cathedral Place Contact: Kristine Ward, 937-272-0308 FL – Venice, Saturday, March 13 at 4:15 PM Epiphany Cathedral, 350 Tampa Ave West Contact: Barbara Dorris, 314-503-0003 IL – Chicago, Saturday, March 13 at 1:00 PM German Consulate, 676 N. Michigan Contact: Barbara Blaine, 312-399-4747 IL – Chicago, Sunday, March 14 at 1:00 PM Holy Name Cathedral, 730 N Wabash Contact: Therese Albrecht, 708-263-3050 IL – Peoria, Sunday, March 14 at 11:15 AM The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, 607 NE Madison Avenue (at Hancock St) Contact: Jeff Jones, 815-985-9441 IL – Rockford, Sunday, March 14 at 10:00 AM St. Peter Cathedral, 1243 N. Church St. Contact: Kate Bochte, 630-768-1860 IL – Springfield, Sunday, March 14 at 9:30 AM Immaculate Conception Cathedral, 241 E. Lawrence Contact: Jeff Jones, 815-985-9441 IN – Fort Wayne, Saturday, March 13 at 6:00 PM Immaculate Conception Cathedral, 1100 South Calhoun Contact: Therese Albrecht, 708-263-3050 IN – South Bend, Sunday, March 14 at 9:30 AM St. Matthew, 1701 Miami Street Contact: Therese Albrecht, 708-263-3050 KY – Louisville, Saturday, March 13 at 5:15 PM to 6:45 PM Cathedral of the Assumption, 433 S. 5th St. (between Muhammed Ali and Liberty) Contact: Colleen Powell, 502-479-0246 MA – Boston, Saturday, March 13 at 1:30 PM Federal Building, 55 New Sudbury St. Contact: Ann Webb, 617-513-8442 & Robert Costello, 781-414-1178 MD – Baltimore, Saturday, March 13 at 12:30 PM Office of the Chancellor, 320 Cathedral Street Contact: Dave Lorenz, 301-906-9161 & Frank Dingle MI – Detroit, Sunday, March 14 at 10:30 AM Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, 9844 Woodward Ave Contact: Barbara Blaine, 312-399-4747 MO – Columbia, Sunday, March 14 at 11:30 AM St. Thomas More Newman Center, 701 Maryland Ave., (corner of Turner Ave.) Contact: Judy Jones, 636-433-2511 MO – St. Louis, Sunday, March 14 at 6:00 PM St. Louis Cathedral, 4431 Lindell (corner of Lindell and Newstead) Contact: Peggy Fitzpatrick, 314-845-9438 NC – Charlotte, Saturday, March 13 at 5:00 PM St. Patrick’s Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth Road, East Contact: David Fortwengler, 704-562-4529 NY – New York, Sunday, March 14 at 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM St. Patrick’s Cathedral, 5th Ave. & 49th St. Contact: Mary Caplan, 917-439-4187 & Glen Echevarria, 646-763-4260 OH – Columbus, Sunday, March 14 at 11:15 AM-12:30 PM Across the street from St. Joseph Catholic Cathedral, 212 E Broad St Contact: Carol Zamonski, 614 447-2084 OH – Dayton, Sunday, March 14 at 11:45 AM St. Joseph’s Church, 200 2nd St. Contact: Ginny Hoehne, 973-726-9360 OH –Toledo, Sunday, March 14 at 12:00 PM Holy Rosary Cathedral, 2535 Collingwood Ave Contact: Barbara Blaine, 312-399-4747 PA – Philadelphia, Sunday, March 14 at 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, 100 E Wynnewood Rd., Wynnewood, PA 19096 Contact: Karen Polesir, 267-992-9463 RI – Providence, Saturday, March 13 at 11:00 AM Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, One Cathedral Square Contact: Ann Barrett Doyle, 781-439-5208 & Ann Webb, 617-513-8442 TX – San Antonio, Saturday, March 13 at 1:00 PM San Fernando Cathedral,115 Main Plaza Contact: Barbara Boehland, 210-725-8329 WI – Madison, Saturday, March 13 at 9:45 AM Diocese of Madison- Pastoral Center, 702 South High Point Road (at Donofrio Dr.) Contact: David Clohessy, 314-566-9790 CONTACT Barbara Blaine (312-399-4747), Barbara Dorris (314-503-0003), David Clohessy (314-566-9790), Peter Isely (414-429-7259)
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