NJ- Catholic officials want to bury predators quietly; SNAP responds

By New Jersey
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
March 17, 2014

http://www.snapnetwork.org/nj_catholic_officials_want_to_bury_predators_quietly_snap_responds

Once again, for clearly selfish reasons, Newark Catholic officials are taking secretive steps to reduce public attention on predator priests. Shame on them.

http://www.northjersey.com/news/newark-archdiocese-has-new-funeral-policy-for-accused-priests-1.743782

Church officials will claim that this is about being sensitive to victims. It's not. Church officials' use of the phrase "negative publicity" shows their true intent: it's about keeping predator priests out of the news. Church officials know that every time a child molesting cleric is mentioned in public, other victims, witnesses and whistleblowers might step forward. Preventing such disclosures continues to be a top priority in the Catholic hierarchy.