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12 June 2015

Local victim skeptical of Vatican move

Mary Dispenza, of Bellevue, was abused by a priest at her East Los Angeles Catholic school when she was 7 years old. Her abuser molested dozens of girls between 1948 and 1980 but wasn’t barred from public ministry until 2002.
As an abuse survivor and the Northwest director of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), the announcement of Pope Francis’ initiative on Wednesday brought mixed feelings, she said.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/local-victim-skeptical-of-vatican-move/