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May 7, 2019 His Holiness, Pope Francis Apostolic Palace 00120 Vatican City. Dear Pope Francis, We are survivors of rape and sexual assault as children by priests of Argentina. We are your fellow citizens of Argentina. For six long years we have been waiting for you...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 7, 2019. Pope Francis will not come to Argentina so Argentine survivors will go to him. New organization of Argentine survivors intends to send a delegation to Rome, led by deaf survivors of Mendoza and La Plata. Pope said today he does not...
News conference 12 noon MONDAY in Mendoza, Argentina. Two global groups join Próvolo victims in Mendoza to demand reparations and transparency from church authorities. Groups will call on Pope to discipline Mendoza archbishop for his lack of cooperation with civil...
Groups will visually highlight number of abusive clergy still hidden in Argentine church Groups estimate number of clergy offenders in Argentina is 1,302 Likely number of victims, they say, is more than 15,000 New victims will tell their stories Survivors will flyer...
Meeting in advance of actions and protests this week in Buenos Aires and Mendoza. Groups want Pope Francis to visit his home country and resolve growing clergy abuse crisis there, enact “true” zero tolerance. Papal Concordat with Argentina must be amended in cases of...
April 29, 2019. The Honorable Rogelio Francisco Emilio Pfirter, Embassy of Argentina in Rome, Italy, Piazza dell'Esquilino 2, 00185 Roma, Italy Dear Ambassador, We are writing to you as a global network of survivors of clergy abuse, activists, and organizations on...
Public actions and protests to be held in Buenos Aires and Mendoza. Survivors and activists will urge Pope Francis to “come home” and enact “zero tolerance” for abuse. Argentina, groups say, is “ground zero” for Pope’s promise of “an all-out battle” against abuse and...
DECLARACIÓN PÚBLICA 10 de abril de 2019. La Organización Mundial Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA), instancia que reúne a sobrevivientes de abusos en contexto clerical y a activistas por los derechos humanos, manifiesta su categórico rechazo y preocupación por la reciente...
Respuesta al Papa. January 29. 2019. Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) Estamos decepcionados y preocupados por las declaraciones del Papa, sobre la reunión del próximo febrero en Roma por diferentes razones que las pasamos a explicar. Es cierto, de que las víctimas y los...
US justice officials are well behind Australia and other countries. October 18, 2018. Today it was learned that the US Justice Department has finally launched an investigation into the sex abuse of children and the cover up of those crimes in the dioceses of...