The latest comment from SNAP . . .
Another KC predator priest is suspended, SNAP responds
Statement by David Clohessy, Executive Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
We ache for the victim or victims of this priest. We also ache for KC Catholics who have been reeling for almost a year from a seemingly never-ending stream of revelations, accusations, lawsuits and criminal investigations into church officials.
Bishops pretend abusive priests are all 'in the past.' Obviously, this is far from true. Despite decades of promises, policies and procedures, child sex crimes and cover ups are still happening in the church. So it's crucial that those who see, suspect or suffer these crimes – or any clerical misdeeds - call police, not prelates.
Statement by Barbara Dorris, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAPdorris@gmail.com)
We’re troubled that, again, the public and parishioners learn about credible allegations of sexual misconduct from the media, not Bishop Finn. Top KC Catholic officials notified only some of this priest’s most recent flock. For days, they refused to warn the public. Who knows if they’ve called the police or not?
Finn and his top aides have promised, over and over again, to reform and to be “open.” Yet over and over again, they choose secrecy over transparency, leaving tens of thousands of citizens and Catholics in doubt.
Because of Finn’s continuing secrecy, Catholics who weren’t at mass last Sunday is left wondering ‘I wonder if this is my priest and he’s accused of child sexual abuse’
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These fucking Catholics think they can (because they do) get away with virtually anything. Well, as people start taking things into their own hands, maybe justice can become blind once again?
ReplyDeleteWhat's with the cat and mouse game of "guess who the priest is" , that this diocese is playing?
ReplyDeleteC'mon "investigative" media. It shouldn't be that difficult to find out which priest pulled a disappearing act.
The teacher in Grain Valley sure as hell got identified quickly.
A good reason to think about becoming Presbyterian.
ReplyDeleteCatholics who weren't at Mass last Sunday missed receiving the graces imparted by a servant of God who has suffered because of the despicable actions of his brother priests. The innocent priests suffer as well and have to clean up the messes the perpetrators leave behind. The Catholics who weren't at Mass really miss something special - the Eucharist.
ReplyDeleteThe rest of us victims ache as do those in SNAP, but some of us seek to make things better through positive venues vs. vengeful ones. My abuser (in a different dioces) really messed me up, but God is heaing me ... through the Church, for which I'm grateful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fucking joke. I can't even parse that last sentence. Illiterates.
ReplyDeleteNo bishop pretends abuse is "all in the past." They say that standards for reporting and accountability have changed. The church is no different from public schools or any other institution on that front.
How does Dorriss think that Finn would speak to the public? And what is the church to "warn" the public of?
I suspect the police know if they've been called. I'm guessing the complaint is that SNAP's lawyer friends don't have their tentacles in on this one yet.
I think the quote is wrong, it should've been 'all in the behind".
ReplyDeleteIn a small cathedral, a janitor was cleaning the pews between services when he was approached by the priest.
ReplyDeleteThe priest asked the janitor, "Could you go into the confessional and listen to confessions for me? I really have to go to the bathroom and Widow McGee is coming. She tends to go on and on but never really does anything worthy of serious repentance, so when she's done, just give her 10 Hail Marys. I'll be right back."
Being the helpful sort, the janitor agreed. Just as expected, Widow McGee came into the booth and started her confession.
"Oh Father, I fear I have done the unforgivable," she said. "I have given into carnal thoughts and have had oral sex."
Stunned, the janitor had no idea how to handle this situation—surely 10 Hail Marys would not do. So in a moment of desperation, the janitor peeked his head out of the confessional and asked an altar boy, "Son, what does the priest give for oral sex?"
The altar boy replied, "Two Snickers bars and a Coke."
The Bishop is a scab.
ReplyDeleteTo clue in 3:56, here is a line from KCTV5's story:
ReplyDelete"The diocese identified the priest in their statement, but KCTV5 is not doing so because he has not been charged or sued civilly."