Today, at 2:30pm, Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large) will join
victims of sexual abuse at the hands of priests at a rally in front of
the Wilson Building. In advance of the rally, Grosso released the
following statement:
“In his prayer meeting with U.S. bishops yesterday, Pope Francis spoke of a ‘generous commitment to bring healing’— this stance must extend to those who have suffered sexual abuse. I am calling on the Pope to hold the bishops of the Catholic Church accountable for abuse committed on their watch. It is past time for the Church to support better laws that protect children, expose predators, and punish enablers.
http://www.davidgrosso.org/grosso-analysis/2015/9/24/grosso-calls-on-pope-francis-and-the-catholic-church-to-protect-victims-of-sexual-abuse
“In his prayer meeting with U.S. bishops yesterday, Pope Francis spoke of a ‘generous commitment to bring healing’— this stance must extend to those who have suffered sexual abuse. I am calling on the Pope to hold the bishops of the Catholic Church accountable for abuse committed on their watch. It is past time for the Church to support better laws that protect children, expose predators, and punish enablers.
http://www.davidgrosso.org/grosso-analysis/2015/9/24/grosso-calls-on-pope-francis-and-the-catholic-church-to-protect-victims-of-sexual-abuse