RIP Barbara Blaine, Founder of SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests)

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This woman was amazing. It’s sad she died so young.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/barbara-blaine-advocate-for-victims-of-sex-abuse-by-catholic-clergy-dies-at-61/2017/09/25/534343da-a1fc-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html?utm_term=.53532b1b377f

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Wow, I’ve never heard of her or this organization. I’m glad one exists though.

May she rest peacefully.

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Bumping this thread. Today, the Diocese I lived in as a teen released their list of priests and lay persons accused of molestation, going back as far as 1944. Kind of a shock to find a (now deceased) priest of our tiny local church on the list. It seemed like people liked him, and I don’t know if any of the accusers were from our parish, but it is remarkable to see.

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I’ve never heard of them releasing names before. That is a step in the right direction.

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I finally watched Spotlight. It’s very good. It mentions SNAP.

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She did a very hard thing, taking that issue public in those days. May the Lord rest her soul. I find it sad that she rather literally died of a broken heart.

I followed that scandal (really, scandals, plural) closely and it is the most horrific thing.

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Wow–what an awesome woman and what a lot of lives she touched and helped! So sorry for all she and to endure!