PENNSYLVANIA
We Are Central PA
[with video]
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.
Members of the Catholic faith gathered at Saint Andrews in Johnstown for a prayer service for victims and survivors of sexual abuse.
Paul Claar stood outside of Saint Andrews before the prayer service. representing those victims.
“I went to the diocese back in 1994 with my claim,” remembered victim Paul Claar. “Had a lawsuit that was settled in 2004 which was ironically a decade to the day later and was hoping to bring exposure to it then.This is not to discredit this religion. My goal is to promote our religion but it needs cleaned up.”
He hopes to see change in the church.
“Just have more accountability, transparency into the problem and to address the problems that people keep putting under the rug.”
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