Conclave Watch Zero Tolerance Title: Zero Tolerance Author: SNAP Network Publisher: SNAP Network Date: APRIL 2025 Despite four decades of public exposure of widespread sexual abuse, there is still no universal law in the Catholic Church that requires that Catholic leaders who have sexually abused children or vulnerable people be permanently removed from ministry. Nor
Next Pope Zero Tolerance Title: Abuse survivors demand next pope enact zero-tolerance policy, identify cardinals with poor records Author: Nicole Winfield Publisher: AP (Associated Press) Date: 30APR2025 VATICAN CITY (AP) — A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse demanded Wednesday that cardinals entering the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis pick a
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
Pope Francis Complex Legacy Title: When it came to curbing sexual abuse, Pope Francis was neither a hero nor a villain Author: Sara Larson Publisher: Religion News Service Date: 23APR2025 (RNS) — I am grateful for the ways Francis moved us forward; I’m also deeply disappointed in the ways he let us down. As a
Pope Francis Conclave Watch Title: Pope Francis Dies: Survivors Mourn The Tragedy of Francis’ Papacy Author: SNAP President Shaun Dougherty & SNAP Publisher: Survivors Network of Those Abused By Priests (SNAP) Date: 21APR2025 THE NEXT POPE MUST DO WHAT FRANCIS REFUSED: ENACT A UNIVERSAL ZERO TOLERANCE LAW FOR ABUSE AND COVER-UP SNAP LAUNCHES CONCLAVE WATCH
Long Shadow Over Papacy Title: Child sexual abuse scandal cast long shadow over Francis’s papacy Author: Harriet Sherwood Publisher: The Guardian Date: 22APR2025 Issue dogged Francis throughout his time as head of Catholic church, with abuse survivors saying he failed to do enough. In 2002, the Boston Globe published a series of articles exposing the
Father Kevin Dillon Letter Title: Letter to Donald McLeish from Father Kevin Dillon Author: Father Kevin Dillon & background by Donald McLeish Publisher: Originally published by letter’s recipient Donald McLeish (SNAP Australia Leader) on SNAP Australia Facebook Page Date: February 2025 Background by Donald McLeish: “I post here in full, a letter I received from
Judy Courtin ChangeOrg Petition Title: Reverse the High Court Decision Exempting Institutions from Liability for Child Abuse Author: Judy Courtin Publisher: Change Org Date: 20NOV2024 Please forward this petition to your colleagues and friends. Judy Courtin Legal represents victims/survivors of institutional child sexual abuse. We are reaching out on behalf of thousands of victims and
Paedophile Priest Gerald Ridsdale Dies Title: Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale dies at 90, survivors urged to seek help Author: Laura Mayers Publisher: ABC News Date: 18FEB2025 For decades Gerald Ridsdale, draped in flowing white vestments, stood before countless Catholic congregations preaching about good and evil, the innocence of children, and a merciful god. But on
Jesus Wept Philip Shenon Title: A History of Modern Catholicism Puts Sex Abuse Front and Center Author: Mary Jo McConahay Publisher: The New York Times Date: 15FEB2025 Philip Shenon’s “Jesus Wept” looks at the church since World War II, with particular focus on the clerical abuse crisis and the ideological battles that followed the Second