âSNAPâ organization calls for Catholic church transparency
SNAP stands for Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
âSNAPâ organization calls for Catholic church transparency By Evan Gorman | April 27, 2021 at 10:56 PM CDT - Updated April 27 at 10:56 PM
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - We are continuing to follow developments out of the Catholic Diocese of Owensboro.
The Vatican reinstated Father Ed Bradley to his priestly faculties.
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Bradley appealed his suspension to the Vatican.
Now Rome has restored Bradleyâs faculties as a priest with some restrictions.
We are now hearing from SNAP the âSupport Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.â
The organization works to support survivors and protect children. It also aims at exposing the truth. SNAP is a calling for more transparency in the Catholic church.
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A Western Kentucky priest who was reinstated by the Vatican last week after two allegations of sexual abuse against a minor is still barred from entering a school.
In a statement posted to its website Monday, the Diocese of Owensboro announced Joseph Edward “Ed” Bradley, who served as dean of students and later principal of Owensboro Catholic High School in the 1980s, could resume priestly duties after the Vatican overrode a recommendation from Bishop William Medley that Bradley be suspended permanently.
Bradley maintains his innocence.
The Vatican’s ruling vaguely noted that Bradley engaged in “imprudent behavior … throughout the course of his ministry in education.” It declared he is “forbidden to enter any primary or secondary school for a period of five years.”
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Vatican reinstates Owensboro priest after sexual abuse allegations
Vatican reinstates Owensboro priest after sexual abuse allegations By Jill Lyman | April 26, 2021 at 3:15 PM CDT - Updated April 26 at 6:57 PM
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - Fr. Joseph Edward Bradley, a priest of the Diocese of Owensboro, has been reinstated by the Vatican.
On March 1, 2019, Fr. Bradley was temporarily suspended from public ministry by Bishop William F. Medley following a recommendation by the Diocesan Review Board that an allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor had been found credible.
Officials say a second allegation came forth with both dating from the 1980s when Fr. Bradley was Dean of Students and then Principal of Owensboro Catholic High School.
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