WASHINGTON (DC)
WAMU
By: Katie Davis
September 24, 2015
These past three days, we’ve been hearing loud cheers for Pope Francis. But this afternoon, a sharper call was made in Washington — this one for justice.
D.C. Council member David Grosso (I-At Large) joined a rally of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests at the Wilson Building today.
Grosso says he listened to Pope Francis’ message to the Catholic Bishops yesterday. He says he was hoping the pope would hold them accountable for abuse committed in the church, but came away disappointed.
“Basically the pope thanked for efforts, which is not an accurate assessment. They have done everything they can to stop, across the country, a real open conversation around how we heal from this sexual violence,” he says.
Grosso is adamant, and he doesn’t just want an open conversation about the issue. He introduced legislation earlier this year that would eliminate the statute of limitations for the recovery of damages arising out of sexual abuse that occurred when a victim was a minor.
He says that the bill came out of a personal experience.
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