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In a recent interview with the La Crosse Tribune, Diocese of La Crosse attorney James Birnbaum said eleven priests had been accused of abuse since 2003. The accusers are adults who said they were abused more than 20 years ago. Birnbaum says the Diocese of La Crosse Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Review Board found that ten of those priests had either died or left the ministry, and they couldn't confirm one case.WPR
John Pilmaier finds this troubling. He's the Wisconsin Director for SNAP, or Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests. Pilmaier has sent an e-mail to La Crosse Bishop William Callahan urging the Diocese to release the total number of sexual abuse claims and names of priests accused of abuse. He says he just wants the Diocese to be open with information and level with people, "We don't know how many, who they are, if they are still priests, still in the ministry. The Diocese simply has not been open and transparent about which members of the Diocese have hurt children."
Pilmaier says if a priest is let go from the ministry due to an assault, they could get another job and the public would not know that person's history.
Monnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeey!
10 dead priests, if only we could remove the statute of limitations we could really crack the bank open.... oh yeah, that's right. SNAP wants to sue the diocese over dead priests and bishops. That's their idea of "justice."
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