Former Chaminade priest defrocked — SNAP wants apology
Friday, January 14, 2011
01/12/2011
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ST. LOUIS–(KMOX)–A Marianist priest who once taught at Chaminade – Father William Christensen — is accused of molesting boys connected to a charity where he worked in Bangladesh.
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests today picketed outside the Central West End headquarters of the Marianists. SNAP is upset that a Vatican decision to defrock Christensen was not announced locally.
“Not once have Catholic officials anywhere in this country told people that he’s accused of molesting thirty kids in Bangladesh, and that he’s been formally defrocked by the Vatican,” Clohessy said.
SNAP wants local Catholic officials to apologize for their silence on the scandal.
“And they need to aggressively reach out to former students at McBride and Chaminade, any place where Father Christensen was, and get those people to come forward, if they were hurt and get help,” Clohessy said.
