MEDIA RELEASE
Rev. Robert M. Hoatson, Founder and President
Rev. Kenneth Lasch, Co-founder
Road to Recovery, Inc. (serving clergy abuse survivors)
P.O. Box 279
Livingston, NJ 07039
Road to Recovery, Inc., a New Jersey-based international organization whose mission is to provide compassionate counseling to victims of sexual abuse by clergy and others, lauds the report from the Irish government about the soul murder of thousands of children, teenagers, and vulnerable adults by clergy persons in the Archdiocese of Dublin. Road to Recovery has helped over 1,000 victims of clergy sexual abuse in the United States and internationally, including Ireland.
The “Dublin Archdiocese Report” confirms what victims and their families have known for decades: the Catholic Church conspired with itself, the Vatican, local law enforcement, and the national government to keep secret thousands of cases of abuse of innocent children. All those involved must be held accountable. Not only that, the bishops and civil authorities of the United States and all other nations who acted similarly and continue to act similarly, must be held accountable.
We call on the United Nations Human Rights Division to commence an investigation of the Roman Catholic Church (The Vatican) and national government officials worldwide for their pre-meditated, calculated, and arrogant malfeasance in the handling of child protection worldwide. No organization or country that treats its children in this manner deserves the title “nation-state” or “nation.” Rather, we urge the UN Human Rights Commission to suspend all rights to Vatican City and complicit governments until they puts into place policies, procedures, and leaders who will act legally, justly, and rightly toward the young and innocent.
For more information, phone 862-368-2800.
November 26, 2009