Meet the ‘Experts’: SNAP Lawyer Marci A. Hamilton

Marci A. Hamilton

[This is another entry in a continuing series of profiles of individuals whom the media often cites in its coverage of the Catholic Church abuse narrative.] Whether it is National Public Radio, CNN, or Comedy Central's The Daily Show … [Read more...]

SNAP Abuse Victim Shocker: Settlement Lawyers ‘Took the Money and Ran’

Manuel Vega SNAP

While abuse victim lawyers have often sought to portray themselves as sober and tireless champions of the afflicted, an alleged victim of Catholic clergy abuse has described a jubilant scene among contingency lawyers following the 2007 … [Read more...]

Hypocrisy Alert: SNAP’s Clohessy Says to Church, ‘Honor a Subpoena’

David Clohessy SNAP

For several months, David Clohessy, the National Director of the anti-Catholic advocacy group SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) has steadfastly refused to comply with a Missouri court order to answer questions at a … [Read more...]

The Usual Suspects: NY Times, Dissident Priest Support Anti-Catholic SNAP With Falsehoods, Attacks on Church

New York Times anti-Catholic bias

The New York Times is again shilling for the Catholic-hating SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) with more false attacks against the Catholic Church. Yesterday (Tue., 3/13/12), the Times plastered a sympatheic, … [Read more...]

NY Times Misleads Readers, Carries Water for SNAP

The New York Times' Laurie Goodstein

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is slowly being exposed as the dishonest and mean-spirited organization that is it, and this reality appears to be upsetting the New York Times. Today's paper (Tue., 3/13/12) has … [Read more...]

*EXCLUSIVE* Deposition of SNAP’s Clohessy Revealed! Clohessy Evades Questions and Subverts Court Order While Lawyers Shred Clohessy’s Defense That SNAP is a ‘Rape Crisis Center’

David Clohessy SNAP

Late today (3/1/12), TheMediaReport.com obtained a copy of the high-profile but carefully guarded deposition given by David Clohessy, the national director of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests), on January 2, 2012. The … [Read more...]

Al Jazeera Recruits SNAP and BishopAccountability.org to Smear Catholic Church

Al Jazeera

According to Al Jazeera opinion writer Rose Aguilar, United States Catholic bishops have been “given a pass on pedophilia” and “widespread child abuse scandals continue to this day.” What has prompted Aguilar to … [Read more...]

Hours Before Cardinal Bevilacqua Passed Away, SNAP’s Clohessy Suggested the Cleric Was Faking His Illnesses

David Clohessy SNAP

Less than 36 hours before Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua passed away from lengthy battles with cancer and dementia (he was 88 years old), David Clohessy, the national director of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests), suggested … [Read more...]

Shock Revelation: How SNAP, Lawyers, and the Media Conspire Against the Catholic Church

Barbara-Dorris-David-Clohessy-SNAP

Newly released court documents in Missouri have exposed an alarming practice by which the advocacy group SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests), abuse attorneys, and the media conspire against the Catholic Church. These … [Read more...]

SNAP’s Founder Blaine Wrote Letter For Child Porn Doc; Now She Blasts Mother Teresa

Barbara Blaine SNAP

In 2009, Dr. Steve Taylor, a Louisiana psychiatrist, faced serious trouble for downloading child pornography and “possessing more than 100 sexually explicit pictures of children.” Shockingly, Barbara Blaine, the founder of SNAP … [Read more...]