The Survivors Network of Persons Abused by Priests (SNAP) today issued a media statement applauding the courage of Jack, a victim of alleged sexual abuse in the 1970’s by Episcopal priest Richard Losch. Anglican Watch was the first outlet to cover the story, and we join with our partners at SNAP in
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Why we support SNAP
A few weeks ago, Anglican Watch made a substantial donation to the Survivors Network of those abused by Priests, or SNAP. We also work with the group on various issues. Why get involved with a group that was started to address sexual abuse in the Roman Church? That’s a good question. And
Continue readingCan we talk? My experience with abuse, PTSD, depression and the holidays
It’s been rightly said that I am bad at self-disclosure. In an effort to address that, and to possibly offer something of value to others this holiday season, I’m writing about my experiences with non-sexual abuse and the resulting depression and post-traumatic stress syndrome arising from the conduct of my
Continue readingSpotlight on abuse: Episcopal bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows ignores requests of abuse victims
Reprinted with permission from SNAP. We are disappointed by the lack of initiative on the part of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis to include and prominently place contact information for state and local law enforcement, Child Protective Services, and the Office of the Attorney General of Indiana in its abuse-reporting
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