For the past several years, a regular tactic of the anti-Catholic group SNAP has been to angrily accost and hassle prayerful Catholics as they attend Mass on Sunday. While protesting various aspects of the Church's handling of the … [Read more...]
Judge Blasts SNAP In Ruling That It Cannot Intimidate and Harass Catholics Worshiping at Sunday Mass
May 1, 2013 By 96 Comments
Major Media Finally Admits: Sex Abuse Story Is Now So Dated That Professional Victims’ Groups Are Shrinking and Disappearing
March 13, 2013 By
It seems that the mission of bludgeoning the Catholic Church for abuse episodes from a half century ago is not as thriving as it used to be. Few major media outlets have overplayed and exaggerated the abuse narrative more than the … [Read more...]
Full Disclosure: Prosecutor in Current Philly Abuse Trial Was Feted at Anti-Catholic Group’s Conference Only Last July
January 22, 2013 By
At the annual conference of SNAP last July in Chicago, one individual whom the group proudly celebrated was Philadelphia Assistant D.A. Mark Cipolletti, a leading prosecutor in the current clergy abuse trial. It is no surprise that the … [Read more...]
Another Clear Example of How SNAP Misleads the Public
December 4, 2012 By
We frequently address how the anti-Catholic group SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) deceives the public in its presentations, and now we have another short and simple example. On Monday, SNAP National Director David … [Read more...]
SNAP Leader Blaine Comes Unglued In Search of Media Attention: ‘Nothing’s Changed’ in Catholic Church’s Handling of Abuse Cases
November 28, 2012 By
The measures are unprecedented: "Abuse panels" in nearly every diocese ... the training of millions of children and adults (including 99 percent of all priests) to recognize signs of abuse ... intensified screening of seminarians … [Read more...]
Contingency Lawyer Saves SNAP Leader From Criminal Contempt Hearing For Violating Court Orders
November 4, 2012 By
Last Tuesday, a Missouri judge was minutes away from deciding if David Clohessy, the National Director of the anti-Catholic group SNAP, would be held criminally in contempt of court for failing to produce documents for an important civil … [Read more...]
Desperate to Stir Up Any Publicity: SNAP Smears TWO Innocent Clerics in Less Than a Week
October 15, 2012 By
Is the anti-Catholic group SNAP running out of Catholic clerics to target and resorting to attacking innocent men? It sure seems like it. Even though an abuse accusation against Wheeling, West Virginia, Bishop Michael J. Bransfield was … [Read more...]
*EXCLUSIVE w/ COURT DOCS* After SNAP Flouts Repeated Court Orders to Turn Over Documents, Lawyers Forced to File For Contempt Citation
September 28, 2012 By
Since David Clohessy, the National Director of SNAP, has repeatedly flaunted judges' orders to produce documents related to an important Missouri abuse case, lawyers for an accused Catholic priest have requested that the Circuit Court … [Read more...]
SNAP Now Makes It Perfectly Clear: Publicity Comes First, Victims Second
September 10, 2012 By
If there is one "bright spot" in the outcome of the Bishop Finn trial, it is that innocent victims and their families were spared the excruciating ordeal of having to appear in public court and having to identify how they were … [Read more...]
** SNAP CONFERENCE 2012 EXCLUSIVE ** Not Really About Sex Abuse: Radical Rev. Barry Lynn Unleashes Political Tirade Against Catholic Bishops
August 28, 2012 By
If there were still any doubt about the anti-Catholic agenda of the advocacy group SNAP, an angry tirade by Rev. Barry Lynn at the group's annual conference in Chicago last month should erase any such doubt. Lynn built upon a similar … [Read more...]
