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Staten Island Advance
By Maura Grunlund | grunlund@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests accused Cardinal Timothy Dolan of “secrecy” in the way the archbishop of New York has handled the case of a former pastor from Staten Island who was allegedly found in possession of “child pornography.”
The Rev. Keith Fennessy, prior head of St. Margaret Mary R.C. Church in Midland Beach, “was discovered with pornographic material on his computer that violated the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People,” according to an article in Catholic New York.
Cardinal Dolan accepted an archdiocesan review board recommendation in March that Father Fennessy not be allowed to serve as a priest, according to Catholic New York.
The cardinal knew about the accusations against Father Fennessy for “months or years” before informing the public, according to David Clohessy, director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP).
Clohessy stressed that “Cardinal Timothy Dolan is among the most secretive US Catholic officials when it comes to the safety of children.”
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