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.
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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.
US victims of clergy sexual abuse to meet with US ambassador to the Vatican today.
Meeting taking place in Rome in midst of historic Papal Summit on abuse. WHAT Survivors and founding members who represent the US section of the international survivors organization, Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) will be meeting this afternoon in Rome with [...]
Survivors expectations High for Wednesday’s Anticipated Meeting with Pope Francis
Survivors expectations High for Wednesday’s Anticipated Meeting with Pope Francis Survivors who are leaders of victims’ organizations from around the world will be in attendance WHAT Five victims of clergy sexual abuse who are members of Ending Clergy Abuse, a [...]
Survivors of clergy abuse to respond to Vatican summit press conference Monday
Group to discuss the role of survivors in the summit. WHAT Survivors of clergy sexual abuse from around the world who are in Rome for this week’s papal summit will be responding immediately after a Vatican press conference Monday morning. [...]
Until Pope Francis removes from the priesthood not only clergy abusers but those who cover-up for them, zero tolerance is an empty promise
Theodore McCarrick, pictured with Pope Francis, is the first cardinal ever to be defrocked for sex abuse. (RTE) FEBRUARY 16, 2019. Pope Francis must remove from the priesthood any member of the hierarchy who covers up sex crimes. [...]
Global Countdown to Zero Tolerance – ECA Schedule of Activities
“Global Countdown to Zero Tolerance.” International Clergy Abuse Survivors, Activists and Allies to Stage Five Day Campaign in Rome during Papal Summit. Actions will include a Global “March to Zero”. Rome, Italy (January 31, 2019) -- A global organization of [...]
ECA está decepcionado por las declaraciones del Papa Francisco
Pope Francis on the plane that brought him back to Rome from Panama, where he has been in recent days for World Youth Day. Jan.27.2019.Condividi. Respuesta al Papa. January 29. 2019. Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) Estamos decepcionados y [...]
ECA Global calls for meeting with Pope Francis at February Summit.
January 16, 2019. His Holiness, Pope Francis. Apostolic Palace. 00120 Vatican City. Dear Pope Francis, We are writing to you as global survivors of childhood clergy sexual abuse and human rights activists to urge you to include in your February [...]