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Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Thursday, April 21, 2016
Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 566 9790, 314 645 5915 home, davidgclohessy@gmail.com)
A spokesperson for the Austin-based Whole Foods Market claims the company’s CEO John Mackey is “no longer serves on Mr. Marc Gafni’s board and has no connection to (his) San Francisco-based Center for Integral Wisdom.”
Gafni, a former rabbi, has generated controversy by admitting to sexually abusing a youngster and essentially blaming her by saying “She was 14 going on 35, and I never forced her.”
We hope it’s true that Mackey’s distancing himself from Gafni. If so, however, we disagree with the public relations staffer who claims “there’s nothing else to say on this matter.”
NOTE – The comments made in an email yesterday, Wednesday, April 20, to San Francisco activist Nancy Levine from Whole Foods public relations staffer Robin Rehfield Kelly – Robin.Rehfieldkelly@wholefoods.com.
Mackey should apologize for his callousness and publicly announce his resignation from the board. He should also remove the link to Gafni’s CIW site on his Whole Foods blog.
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