...meeting in Dallas. "Some of the violations since Dallas are obvious and immediate," said SNAP executive director David Clohessy, who, along with three other members of the victims' group, met with the church panelists Tuesday. After their...

...said Christopher Bellitto, a church historian and academic editor of The Paulist Press, based in New Jersey. David Clohessy of St. Louis, director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, was less encouraged. He welcomed the...

...whether a diocesan employee would challenge the system. She said Bland was "a hand-picked victim by the bishops." David Clohessy, national director of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, called Bland "a good man in a tough spot...

...survivors bared their hearts and bared their souls to these men. There were a lot of tears," said one participant, David Clohessy of Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of Washington, D.C., found the...

...of apology from someone of his stature could help perhaps hundreds of people to feel some sense of healing," said David Clohessy, U.S. national director of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests. With his condemnation of the Sept...

...limitations had expired. "We did not want to drag survivors through a lengthy and painful court process," he said. David Clohessy, executive director of the national Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, said the deal is a significant...

...response can be devastating. "It's one thing not to be believed or not be supported, that's awful enough," said David Clohessy, director of the Chicago-based Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests. "But to see people rallying around...

...accused priest would remain in place. The policy said his reputation would be protected during the investigation. David Clohessy, director of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, said the revision would prevent congregations from learning...