Catholics & victims to hold vigil about archbishop

By David Clohessy
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
June 10, 2014

http://www.snapnetwork.org/carlsondepo

Two groups hold vigil

They're appalled by archbishop

Just-released deposition gets national attention

A group of concerned Catholics and a support group for clergy sex abuse victims will hold a short vigil tomorrow outside the Cathedral protesting comments made by St. Louis' archbishop during a deposition that was released on Monday.

Leaders of the ARC, the Association for the Rights of Catholics and SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, are upset by admissions and alleged memory lapses by the area's top Catholic official, Archbishop Robert Carlson.

The event will be at 2 p.m. outside the "new" Cathedral on Lindell (at Newstead)

Last month, under oath, Carlson:

- claimed 193 times that he didn't recall specifics about clergy sex abuse cases,

- admitted that he never once called police to report abuse in 24 years as a Catholic official in Minnesota, and

- said he wasn't sure if he knew in the 1980s whether child sex abuse was illegal.

A firestorm of criticism, from conservative and liberal Catholics, has erupted and articles from coast-to-coast have pilloried Carlson.