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Victims’ group alleges Pope Leo XIV mishandled sexual abuse cases involving priests in Chicago and Peru
- On March 25, 2025, the advocacy group SNAP submitted a formal complaint to the Vatican accusing Pope Leo XIV of neglecting proper investigations into sexual abuse allegations linked to cases in Chicago and Peru.
- SNAP alleges Leo XIV, formerly Bishop Robert Prevost, failed to investigate or restrict priests accused of abusing minors in 2000 Chicago and 2022 Peru cases.
- Key details include Father James Ray, who had been prohibited from parish duties since 1991 but was still permitted to live near a Chicago elementary school where he sexually abused at least 13 minors, and a separate case in Peru that was dismissed due to the statute of limitations expiring.
- Thronson, an attorney, found Ray living so close to St. Thomas School shocking, while SNAP spokeswoman Pearson said the school was never informed about Ray's residency.
- SNAP calls on Leo XIV to apologize, transfer investigations outside the Vatican, and take decisive action to gain survivors' trust and help end abuse cycles in the church.
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Pope Leo XIV has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He’s been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have arisen against priests under his supervision. Advocates of victims want an accounting for how he handled such cases in Chicago and Peru. The post Advocates Want Accounting of Sex-Abuse Cases in Pope Leo XIV’s Past Jurisdictions appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
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'Open up those archives': Abuse survivors demand accountability from Pope Leo
Survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests are calling for Pope Leo XIV to institute a zero-tolerance policy and for the church to investigate his handling of prior sexual abuse allegations. “He needs to be transparent. He needs to be honest,” says Peter Isely, a survivor of sexual assault by a Catholic priest and a co-founder of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests. “Wait and see,” says James V. Grimaldi, executive editor of Nati…
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