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New Zealand Catholic Bishop Denies Mishandling Abuse Complaints. Survivors Respond
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:01 pm | SNAP
20 November 2024 A New Zealand Catholic bishop, John Adams of Palmerston North, has denied knowing his National Office for Professional Standards (NOPS) mishandled clerical and religious sexual abuse complaints. Adams told the press last week , ... More >>
Abuse Survivors In Faith-based Care Publish Open Letter To New Zealand Prime Minister
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 8:14 pm | SNAP
We request that your apology includes a commitment to act swiftly and with determination to establish a concrete programme of legislative reform to protect New Zealand citizens. More >>
Survivors Respond To Catholic Church Leaders “Renew Apology In Royal Commission Response”
Friday, 27 September 2024, 3:25 pm | SNAP
Survivor experiences in New Zealand remain that Catholic church leaders continue to be unaccountable and not transparent today. More >>
Catholic Church Abuse Survivors Publish Open Letter To Pope Francis In Oceania
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:06 am | SNAP
The Survivors Network urges Pope Francis to take action and provide compensation for child abuse victims, rather than merely offering apologies, highlighting ongoing suffering in Oceania. More >>
Catholic Church Abuse Survivors Respond To Death Of Bishop Denis Browne
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 10:54 pm | SNAP
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) in Oceania calls on the current bishops of Hamilton, Auckland, and Rarotonga, and all church leaders, to not follow in Bishop Browne’s negligent ways, and instead, support the abused in their dioceses ... More >>
Catholic Church Abuse Survivors Respond To Death Of Bishop Denis Browne
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 10:49 pm | SNAP
New Zealand Catholic Bishop Denis Browne, formerly of Hamilton (1994–2014), Auckland (1983–1994), and the Cook Islands and Niue (1977–1983), has died. Survivors remain traumatised by the Browne's response to abuse complaints. More >>
New Zealand Catholic Church Suppresses Abuse Report
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:12 am | SNAP
Catholic Church leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand have refused to fully disclose an independent report on how they have handled abuse complaints. More >>
Pope Ends Visit In Oceania Without Apology To His Victims
Friday, 13 September 2024, 11:42 am | SNAP
In Timor-Leste, the Pope called on the country's leaders to protect young people from abuse. But he did not apologise for the child sexual abuse perpetrated by his clergy in Timor-Leste. Neither has he held accountable his bishops and congregational ... More >>
No ‘Zero Appetite’ For Culture Of Abuse In New Zealand Catholic Church
Friday, 2 August 2024, 11:58 am | SNAP
Survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests demand more than Catholic Bishop of Palmerston North John Adams' faith-based assertions that he “believes there has been a culture change” in the Church. More >>
Catholic Theologian And National Leader Of SNAP Responds To Assertions By Catholic Bishop Of Palmerston North John Adams
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 4:13 pm | SNAP
I tremble at the thought of the endangerment he leaves not only our children in, but all members of his church and society by attempting to undermine the Commission's findings and portray an image that does not reflect reality. More >>
Survivors Of Church-Based Abuse Lead LOUD Fence At Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral
Monday, 22 July 2024, 11:20 am | SNAP
The idea behind the LOUD Fence movement, which started in Australia in 2015, is to tie brightly coloured ribbons to a church fence as a sign of solidarity with victims and survivors. More >>
Vatican Decision On Allegations Against Cardinal John Dew “A Whitewash.” Abuse Survivors Publish Letter Of Complaint
Monday, 8 July 2024, 8:28 am | SNAP
SNAP wrote to the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s Disciplinary Sector, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, responsible for dealing with sexual abuse complaints against clergy. More >>
Church Redress Further Fails Abuse Survivors. Complainant In Pastoral Healing Process Receives Letter From Church Lawyer
Monday, 24 June 2024, 8:40 am | SNAP
Victims and survivors of clerical and religious sexual abuse who decided to reach out to the New Zealand Catholic Church for healing, say church investigations into their complaints are being obstructed by NSPSC and NOPS, as the principles established More >>
Troubling Vatican Investigation Into Cardinal John Dew Abuse Allegations – “There Were No Inquiries” Report Survivors
Monday, 10 June 2024, 1:12 pm | SNAP
Given that no details are known about the Vatican’s presumed investigation, and neither the complainants themselves nor any other key persons outside the church were ever contacted, it is questionable that any investigation actually occurred. More >>
Highest Ranked Catholic Church Officials In NZ Accused Of Child Sexual Assault Sought High-Level Court Suppression
Friday, 8 March 2024, 8:34 pm | SNAP
In April 2023, credible reports of clerical child sexual assault and other abuses including psychological torture perpetrated against innocent and helpless children by clergy who went on to become high-ranked officials in New Zealand's Catholic Church, ... More >>
New Zealand Catholic Church Fails To Deliver On Sexual Abuse Redress Promises
Friday, 22 December 2023, 6:50 pm | SNAP
19 December 2023 Catholic Church officials in New Zealand “have failed to fulfil, and are not fulfilling their obligations to victims and survivors of clergy and religious sexual abuse under their own redress scheme,” according to a new study on the New ... More >>
New Zealand Catholic Church Fails To Deliver On Sexual Abuse Redress Promises
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 11:23 am | SNAP
Officials of the New Zealand Catholic Church “have failed to fulfil, and are not fulfilling their obligations to victims and survivors of clergy and religious sexual abuse under their redress scheme,” according to a new study on the New Zealand ... More >>
New Catholic Bishop Of Palmerston North John Adams Criticises Victims And Survivors Of Clergy Abuse
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 9:32 am | SNAP
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) in Aotearoa New Zealand has received several reports of clerical sexual abuse and church-based abuse from victims and survivors in the Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North. SNAP invited the ... More >>
Clergy Abuse Survivors Respond To Appointment Of New Catholic Bishop Of Hamilton
Friday, 27 October 2023, 3:06 pm | SNAP
Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Richard Laurenson as the new Catholic Bishop of Hamilton. SNAP expects the new bishop to be more effective than his predecessor, Bishop Stephen Lowe, in supporting victims and survivors of clergy abuse, and in protecting vulnerable ... More >>
Ritualistic Child Abuse In New Zealand Catholic Church. Bishops Remain Silent As Safeguarding Is Questioned
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 1:48 pm | SNAP
In 2021, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) in Aotearoa New Zealand, received reports of ritualistic abuse and other forms of faith-based abuse alleged to have been committed by Catholic priests of the Christchurch Diocese. The ... More >>
