Clergy sex abuse victims and their supporters spent the day Sunday handing out fliers urging parishioner to sign a pledge vowing to report abuse.
The group S.N.A.P., which stands for Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, handed out fliers in front of St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown. The demonstration comes at the same time that that final steps are being taken to lift Pope John Paul II to sainthood The group calls the fast-tracking of the pontiff's sainthood "A callous PR juggernaut honoring the man who presided over much of the on-going crisis."
"We believe that at the time, there was more that he could have done. And we believe that, again, that this is a PR type of thing. They're pushing it through and there was more he could have done," said Jerry Arnal with S.N.A.P.
SNAP says that many victims will continue working hard to expose corruption, protect others, reform laws and warn parents and keep healing.
