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

This is Part I of a TheMediaReport.com Special Report. For Part II, go here. Are the current criminal charges against Catholic clergy in Philadelphia the fruits of an active collaboration between the city's District Attorney's … [Read more...]

SPECIAL REPORT Philadelphia: Who Is Mariana Sorensen?

Mariana Coleman Sorensen has been an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia for several years. She is the current prosecutor in the high-profile 2011 Philadelphia clergy abuse cases. Ms. Sorensen's alliances and actions suggest … [Read more...]

SNAP Issues Another Dishonest Press Release

[HT: Catholic League] The advocacy group SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) has issued yet another dishonest press release (8/4/11) containing a number of falsehoods and misleading claims. The entire episode involves the … [Read more...]

SNAP Smears Innocent Woman’s Day Care Business; Will SNAP Apologize?

The facts on this one are pretty simple. In its crusade to attack the Catholic Church, the controversial advocacy group SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) made the startling claim that a "credibly accused child … [Read more...]

SNAP Attack Wrong On Facts – Again

In a May 3, 2011, press statement, SNAP claims that the Vatican moved "quickly and severely" in removing an openly dissident Australian bishop, William Morris. The truth is that the Vatican hardly moved "quickly and … [Read more...]

SNAP Shocker: SNAP Trumpeted Shrink as a ‘Leader’ Even After His Child Porn Arrest

Even after his arrest for possession of large amounts of child pornography, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) openly promoted Louisiana psychiatrist Dr. Steve Taylor as one of the "leaders" of its … [Read more...]

Better Business Bureau (BBB) Slams SNAP [w/ UPDATE]

In a scathing assessment of how SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused By Priests) operates, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) determined that SNAP fails to meet a full one half of BBB's 20 standards of Charity Accountability. In … [Read more...]

SNAP Endangered Children: Rather Than Acting to Remove a Molester That Was Still in Ministry, It Went to the New York Times

In a clear violation of its own stated beliefs, the advocacy group SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests) did not immediately notify law or church authorities when it received information that an admitted molester was still … [Read more...]

SNAP’s Casteix Misleads Public on Vatican Letters

Joelle Casteix, the snippy "Southwest Director" of SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests), was interviewed during the 4pm hour of the February 24, 2011, episode of the John & Ken Show on KFI 640 AM radio in Los … [Read more...]

SNAP Misleads Public Regarding False Accusations, Refuses to Acknowledge Massive Fraud

SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests) has again promoted a misleading, nine-year-old citation from the New York Times to assert that false accusations against Catholic priests are rare. In truth, SNAP's stale reference, … [Read more...]