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	Statement National Survivor Advocates Coalition (nsac) National Survivor Advocates Coalition April 18, 2011 http://nationalsurvivoradvocatescoalition.wordpress.com/press-release/ We deplore Pope Benedict’s naming of Cardinal Justin Rigali as his special envoy to a church celebration in the Czech Republic in June. Is there no shame at the Vatican even in Holy Week? We apologize to the survivors for the hurt this slap in the face inflicts on them today. We call upon Catholics in Philadelphia to show their response to this new affront by closing their wallets to the Easter collection. Honoring a Cardinal who left credibly accused priests in ministry and even when forced by major publicity to remove them withheld their names can’t be the message of Holy Week. This is a week of sign and symbol in the Roman Catholic Church. How appalling that the sign today is one of reckless disregard to the vulnerable and innocent. OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS VATICAN CITY, 18 APR 2011 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father named Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali, archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) as his special envoy to the bicentennial celebration of the birth of St. John Nepomuceno Neumann that will take place in Prachatitz, Czech Republic on 18 June 2011. The National Survivor Advocates Coalition (NSAC) is an organization of in the pew Catholics formed to educate the public on sexual abuse and support survivors of sexual abuse and their families while advocating for changes in public policy and laws to protect children.
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