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	First Time Alliance of Catholic Pastors and Victims of Childhood Sexual Violence by Clergy Make Historic Public Appeal SNAP Wisconsin December 26, 2011 http://www.snapwisconsin.com/blog/2011/12/26/first-time-alliance-of-catholic-pastors-and-victims-of-childhood-sexual-violence-by-clergy-make-historic-public-appeal/ Joint message to appear in a full page advertisement in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Tuesday December 27th, 2011 As Archdiocesan bankruptcy deadline looms, group wants survivors to come forward to court by Feb 1st bar date Group also urging full accounting of child sex crimes in archdiocese, including release of all abuse related documents Effort part of year-long dialogue between local survivors and priests, anticipated to grow in the coming year WHAT For the first time in the Catholic clergy sexual abuse crisis, a group of priests and clergy sexual assault survivors will jointly publish a statement calling on victim/survivors to come forward and urge public accountability and transparency from church officials. The group, which has been meeting for nearly a year, is specifically hoping that their appeal will bring forward survivors of clergy sexual abuse in the Milwaukee archdiocese to file claims for restitution in federal bankruptcy court before the February 1, 2012 deadline. The statement will appear in a full page Ad in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Tuesday, December 27th. The group, which was brought together by the current vice chancellor of the Milwaukee archdiocese and the long time Midwest Director of the nation’s largest self-help organization of clergy sexual abuse survivors, or SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests), will discuss the process of dialogue which led to the Ad, and the growing interest from priests and survivors in the archdiocese who wish to join together over the next year to develop a common agenda for healing and reform. WHEN Tuesday, December 27th, 2011. 1:00 p.m. WHERE Plymouth Church, 2717 E. Hampshire Street, Milwaukee, WI, Enter on side entrance facing Hampshire Street. WHO Several Catholic pastors of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and survivors of clergy sexual assault including Fr. Jim Connell, Vice-Chancellor of the Milwaukee archdiocese, and Peter Isely, SNAP Midwest Director. SNAP Wisconsin leaders will also be present including the mother of a survivor. CONTACT Fr. Jim Connell, Vice-Chancellor of archdiocese, 414.940.8054 Peter Isely, SNAP Midwest Director, 414.429.7259 John Pilmaier, SNAP Wisconsin Director, 414.336.8575
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