Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) is a worldwide organization of human rights’ activists and survivors from over 17 countries and 5 continents who focus on children’s and victims’ rights to compel the Church to end clerical abuse, especially child sexual abuse, in order to protect children and to seek effective justice for victims.
ECA demands the end of the Church’s structural mechanism that allows abuse.
Action Not Words #ECAinIreland #EnditNow
From June 4-8, 2018 ECA met with officials from the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss what can be done for the Vatican to adopt and implement the 2014 recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and Committee Against Torture, building upon the brilliant work of Barbara Blaine, SNAP and CCR. A press conference was later held to launch the formation of ECA and during the visit of Pope Francis in Geneva, ECA organized a global campaign #ENDITNOW.
HISTORY OF ECA
Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) is a new effort that began in August, 2017, in Washington DC from an idea of Barbara Blaine. She asked, “Can we put together a team of clergy abuse activists from all parts of the world to confront the pope and the Vatican?” “Can we show our unity of purpose and no longer be isolated voices?” A group of activists answered positively and Barbara called it The Accountability Project or TAP. Barbara was planning a TAP meeting in Poland for November, 2017, when she died suddenly in September…
HOW YOU CAN HELP
ECA, Ending Clergy Abuse is a new initiative and it is still in formation. Word is getting out and our base is growing. Even within this short amount of time we see that our impact is tangible. We envision a global network of activists united in the common cause of ending clergy abuse. With your support we can do our part to make the world safer for children and redress the wrongs already committed.
ECA is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation.
Global groups call on Pope to release church files
Global groups call on Pope to release church files on former cardinal McCarrick and others. Groups condemn false conflation of sexual orientation and sexual violence in former Vatican ambassador’s letter as “wrong and dangerous”. Washington D.C. -- AUG. 30. 2018. [...]
TODAY, News Conf, Dublin – Abuse experts & survivors: Did Pope meet expectations?
U.S. research group adds more offenders to database of abusive Irish priests. Irish response to list in last week has been ‘stunning’. Global survivors & abuse experts will join news conference: ‘Did Pope’s visit meet expectations?’ WHEN Monday, August 27, [...]
Three Actions to #EnditNow
According to Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA), any plan by the Pope must include these 3 actions: 1. Enact global zero tolerance for any abusive cleric and superior’s complicity. Even one substantiated act of child sexual abuse or cover-up, no matter [...]
Ex Papal Nuncio accuses Pope of covering up for former Cardinal: ECA responds
Ex Papal Nuncio accuses Pope of covering up for former Cardinal: ECA responds. Statement by Peter Isely, Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) Founding Member and Spokesperson. peterisely@gmail.com, contactus@ecaglobal.org. +14144297259 (available GMT). In a memo made public this morning by conservative US [...]
ECA is in the New York Times
The ECA in Ireland Team was mentioned in the New York Times. For Full Article click below: Ending Clerical Abuse, which has identified victims from over 172 countries worldwide, also called on the church to publicly identify abusive [...]
Again, Pope Francis does not tell us how he is going to end the sexual abuse crisis
Again, Pope Francis does not tell us how he is going to end the sexual abuse crisis. Why is Cardinal Wuerl still a Cardinal? Statement by Peter Isely, ECA Founding Member and Spokesperson. Today as he arrived in Ireland Pope [...]
Time for Action #ECAinIreland
#ECAinIreland Press Conference in response to the WMOF2018 panel discussion on:'Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults'. ECA's response: Time for Action.