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27 September 2015

Rally Against Sexual Abuse by Priests Held During Last Leg of Papal Visit

Just a couple of hours after Pope Francis served lunch to 300 District homeless people outside of St. Patrick’s Church, a group of sexual-abuse survivors gathered outside of the Wilson Building to urge him to hold the clergy accountable, and to highlight legislation before the D.C. Council that would eliminate the statute of limitations on sex crimes committed against children.
The rally, organized by the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), a group with more than 10,000 members, was attended by six survivors who held pictures of themselves taken during the years they had been abused, and who gave candid testimony of their experiences.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2015/09/24/rally-against-sexual-abuse-by-priests-held-during-last-leg-of-papal-visit/