SNAP’s President Clohessy Could Go To Jail, Appears ‘Shaken and Teary-Eyed’ After Deposition; SNAP Is Reeling

David Clohessy - Barbara Dorris

After nearly six hours of direct questioning at a deposition on Monday (1/2/12), David Clohessy, the national president of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests), says that he could end up behind bars. Clohessy is refusing a … [Read more...]

SNAP Hypocrisy Shocker: SNAP’s Clohessy Fights Court-Ordered Deposition

David Clohessy

The strident National Catholic Reporter has exclusively reported that a Missouri judge is forcing David Clohessy, the national president of SNAP, to appear at a deposition, and Clohessy is vehemently fighting the order. A judge has told … [Read more...]

Bravo! Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas Slams SNAP

Kudos to Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, for an excellent interview in the National Catholic Register regarding the recent high-profile case of Bishop Robert Finn. (I highly recommend it.) Archbishop Naumann responded … [Read more...]

Glaring Hypocrisy From SNAP in Penn State Abuse Story

Media outlets like NBC, CBS, and USA Today have fallen over themselves to connect the Penn State abuse story to the Catholic Church abuse narrative by interviewing David Clohessy, the national director of SNAP – Survivors Network of … [Read more...]

What the Media Got Wrong in the Bishop Finn Case [UPDATED]

Under no circumstances can we defend any wrongdoing by Church officials. Did Kansas City-St. Joseph Bishop Robert W. Finn fail to act quickly and aggressively in his handling of the crimes of Father Shawn Ratigan? Absolutely. Even the … [Read more...]

SNAP Misleads Public On False Accusations – Again

Imagine the mayor of a major city announcing to the public, "Crime is low!" But in doing so, the mayor cites statistics that are over seven years old. That would be dishonest, would it not? Of course it would. Well, the advocacy … [Read more...]

SNAP National Director: We Want the Pope in Jail

In a recent article for Time magazine (9/20/11), the national director of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests), David Clohessy, acknowledges that a vision of his organization is that the Pope be jailed. In a successful … [Read more...]

Shame on SNAP: Even After Priest Is Exonerated, Group Attacks Falsely Accused Cleric

Earlier this month (8/8/11), a Hawaii jury deliberated just minutes to declare that Fr. Bohdan Borowec, a Ukrainian Catholic priest visiting on vacation from Canada, was entirely innocent on charges of kidnapping and sexual … [Read more...]

Another SNAP Stunner: SNAP President Blaine (and Pal Jason Berry) Wrote Letters on Behalf of SNAP Shrink Busted With Child Porn

Bruce Nolan of the Times-Picayune (Louisiana) has reported (Sun., 8/7/11) that Barbara Blaine, the testy founder and president of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests), wrote a passionate letter in 2009 to the Louisiana State … [Read more...]

SPECIAL REPORT: Evidence of Collaboration Between the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and SNAP (Part II)

SNAP Marci Hamilton and Philly D.A. Charles Gallagher 2008

This is Part II of a TheMediaReport.com Special Report. For Part I, go here. TheMediaReport.com has uncovered even more episodes of collaboration between individuals in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office and the Catholic … [Read more...]