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	We Want Answers The Friends of Jake June 27, 2011 http://friends-of-jake.blogspot.com/2011/06/we-want-answers.html Another report of a predator being sued for child abuse. Lest you think only the Roman Catholics have this happening - the latest one involves a man who was a known predator and yet was ordained an Episcopal priest by none other than our own Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori when she was bishop of Nevada. He told her he had abused at least one young person. But still he was allowed to go forward in the process. Every Episcopal priest knows that abusers never stop abuse - we are required to take abuse prevention courses. Bishops are responsible for seeing that all the clergy and leaders and anyone with contact with children take the prevention training. There is no "not knowing" that such a person cannot be put in a position of power like that of a priest. I am stunned that of all people Katharine went ahead and ordained this man. It is time for the church to come clean on all the cases that are being stonewalled. The health of the church and justice for victims is at stake. We cannot hide behind a veil of secrets and attorneys. I have heard many stories of those who cannot get justice if things move beyond the diocesan level or need the national church to act (for instance in the case of bishops or cases that cross diocesan boundaries). Bishop Paul Marshall alludes to this issue in his comments at Episcopal Cafe. SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) is calling for action and truth telling. Hopefully any who have suffered from the treatment by the Episcopal Church will come forward and know they are not alone. The Presiding Bishop and her staff need to speak -- the sooner the better - it can no longer be hidden. For more read here and here with links to the press reports and Parry's full statement of all the abuse.
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