MEDIA ADVISORY: 8 Predatory Catholic Priests Moved to Springfield, IL
Updated Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 1:20pm CT.
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) information regarding predatory priests and Call To Action’s Central Illinois Leadership offer research, statements, and transcripts from today’s press release:
Media Advisory | Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Names of 8 predatory Catholic priests moved to Springfield to be released today at 1:00pm
Today at 1:00pm CT, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) and Call To Action Central Illinois will release the names of eight known predatory priests who were transferred to the Springfield Catholic diocese. Of these, six were ousted from parishes in Chicago when Springfield’s current bishop, Thomas John Paprocki, was the Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
The news conference will take place directly outside the Catholic Pastoral Center, 1615 West Washington Street, in Springfield, IL. Members of the media and the public are invited to attend.
Available for comment or interview will be:
– David Clohessy, Director of SNAP (www.snapnetwork.org)
– John Freml, Call To Action Central Illinois (www.inclusiveholyfamily.org/cta)
– A former victim of sexual abuse from a priest
Immediately following the news conference, we will publish all of the information that we have on our website. It will be available at: www.inclusiveholyfamily.org/blog
Contacts:
John Freml, Call To Action Central Illinois
john@inclusiveholyfamily.org
217.953.0613
Ryan Hoffmann, Call To Action National
ryan@cta-usa.org
574.675.6726
