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OAKLAND (BCN) — A small group of protesters today urged Catholic Church officials in the Bay Area to reach out to anyone who may have been abused by priests after two priests who previously worked in the region were recently accused
of sexually abusing children.
Members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests organized the protest, which took place outside of The Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland.
The group is asking Oakland Bishop Michael Barber, San Jose Bishop Patrick McGrath and San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to acknowledge victims of sexual abuse in light of new allegations in lawsuits filed against two priests who previously worked in the Bay Area.
In February, the Rev. Emmerich Vogt, who has worked at several churches and organizations in both Oakland and San Francisco since the 1970s, including Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, was accused of sexual abuse by an Oregon man.
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