Catholic Abuse Audit Shows Current Accusations Are Down Again, But Media Highlights Decades-Old Claims

Rachel Zoll

The newly released annual audit of abuse in the Catholic Church reports that only seven credible abuse allegations were made against Catholic priests by current minors in all of 2011. Yet nationally syndicated articles from the Associated … [Read more...]

Al Jazeera Recruits SNAP and BishopAccountability.org to Smear Catholic Church

Al Jazeera

According to Al Jazeera opinion writer Rose Aguilar, United States Catholic bishops have been “given a pass on pedophilia” and “widespread child abuse scandals continue to this day.” What has prompted Aguilar to … [Read more...]

SNAP Misleads Public On False Accusations – Again

Imagine the mayor of a major city announcing to the public, "Crime is low!" But in doing so, the mayor cites statistics that are over seven years old. That would be dishonest, would it not? Of course it would. Well, the advocacy … [Read more...]

SNAP Attack Wrong On Facts – Again

In a May 3, 2011, press statement, SNAP claims that the Vatican moved "quickly and severely" in removing an openly dissident Australian bishop, William Morris. The truth is that the Vatican hardly moved "quickly and … [Read more...]

SNAP Shocker: SNAP Trumpeted Shrink as a ‘Leader’ Even After His Child Porn Arrest

Even after his arrest for possession of large amounts of child pornography, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) openly promoted Louisiana psychiatrist Dr. Steve Taylor as one of the "leaders" of its … [Read more...]