GEORGIA
11 Alive
[with video]
ATLANTA – A group of survivors is pushing Catholic bishops in Georgia to publish the names of every cleric involved in sexual abuse.
The demand comes from SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests). The group rallied Monday afternoon near the Atlanta Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King, holding signs asking the church to “protect children” and “keep kids safe.” They also displayed photos of children from across the country at the age they say they first started to experience abuse. Most are now adults.
SNAP says too many of the bishops and deacons accused of hurting them have been quietly disciplined by the church, or not at all. That means there’s no criminal history to warn other groups about the dangers posed in letting them around children.
That’s why Barbara Blaine, who says she was raped for nearly four years starting in 8th grade, wants bishops to publish names, photos, and work histories of every cleric with a substantiated claim of sexual abuse filed against them. Today, they directed that request to the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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