Rome Conclave Press Conference
Title: Abuse survivors to reveal new evidence on papal candidates at Rome press conference ahead of conclave
Author: Sarah Pearson
Publisher: SNAP
Date: 29APR2025
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) will hold a press conference in Rome on Wednesday, April 30 at 11:00am to announce new information gathered as part of SNAP’s new Conclave Watch initiative including updates to previously filed Vos Estis Lux Mundi reports as well information gathered on other potential papal candidates and cardinal electors.
“Since we started the Conclave Watch initiative, survivors around the world have reached out to us with information about Catholic cardinals. We’ve heard from victims and advocates from Fiji, Tonga, Belgium, France, South Africa, Malawi, France, Italy, Canada, and all over the United States. Abuse survivors do not want to see another conclave that elects a pope who has shielded and covered up for clergy offenders,” said Sarah Pearson, a SNAP spokesperson.
Survivors will react to yesterday’s announcements from the College of Cardinals, including that the cardinals had identified sexual abuse as one of the most pressing issues impacting the Catholic church and papal conclave.
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