SNAP Responds to New Bishop

SNAP
June 19, 2014

http://www.snapnetwork.org/ma_snap_responds_to_new_bishop

We know little about Springfield's new Catholic bishop and we wish him well. But we rarely see new bishops take stronger steps to protect kids, so we caution Springfield area parents and parishioners against being complacent about children's safety.

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It's always tempting to assume that the new prelate will automatically somehow be “better” than his predecessor when it comes to the church's on-going clergy sex abuse and cover up crisis. But that's rarely the case.

So we beg victims, witnesses and whistleblowers to continue reporting what they hear, see, know and suspect about clergy misdeeds and crimes to secular authorities, not church authorities.

That's how to best safeguard the vulnerable – rely on the unbiased, independent professionals in law enforcement, not the biased, self-serving church officials in chancery offices.

There are 48 publicly accused Springfield child molesting Catholic clerics. We urge Bishop Rozanski to disclose their whereabouts and post their photos and work histories on the diocesan website. That's the quickest and cheapest way he can help parents protect their kids – by providing facts about who and where these proven, admitted and credibly accused predators are now and have been.