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Contact: John Moynihan, jmoynihan@votf.org ,(617) 680-2131

For Immediate Release

VOTF Calls for Accountability from Spokane Diocese

 

April 26, 2007 - Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) is disappointed that the survivors of abuse in the Diocese of Spokane will not see the same justice as their neighbors in the Archdiocese of Portland. “It is essential that Church officials be held accountable for these deplorable acts. To do that diocesan personnel records must be released.” said Mary Pat Fox, President of VOTF. “Catholics need to know what they knew and when they knew it; it is especially relevant since Bishop Skylstad was once a house mate of Fr. Patrick O’Donnell who has admitted to molesting dozens of children. We need to know what role he played as well as the role of his predecessor bishops. The abuses covered in this settlement go back to the 1930s.”

Fox went on to say, “While Bishop Skylstad has pledged to support elimination of Statute of Limitations legislation, we hope this will include both civil as well as criminal statutes.”

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