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Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Statement by Barbara Dorris of St. Louis, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 503 0003 cell, bdorris@SNAPnetwork.org)
Catholic officials should demote and discipline two nuns who are letting a suspended Detroit predator priest work at a center for teenagers. And Detroit’s archbishop should stop pretending to be powerless and discipline the priest harshly while warning the public about him vigorously.
Fr. Kenneth Kauchek was temporarily ousted because he molested a girl. He now works for Gianna House Pregnancy and Parenting Residence, a Catholic-run group that reportedly helps girls.
This is a stunningly irresponsible move. Those responsible should be demoted and punished for putting youngsters in harm’s way.
In 2009, Fr. Kaucheck was removed from Guardian Angels parish in Clawson because of credible allegations he had molested a girl.
Sister Mary Diane Masson is Gianna’s co-founder. Sr. Theresa Mayrand is on the board. Both are recklessly endangering kids. Demoting them would deter such recklessness in the future. Doing nothing will encourage such recklessness in the future.
But the one person who could and should move immediately to protect kids, warn parents and discipline wrongdoers is Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron.
As best we can tell, Vigneron evidently told few or no parishioners where Kaucheck was which, we believe, is a violation of church policies and Vigneron’s repeated pledges to be “open and transparent” in clergy sex cases.
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