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On May 9, 2019 Pope Francis published, and on June 1, 2019 put into effect, Vos Estis Lux Mundi, his de facto survivors bill of rights. The problem is Vos Estis has had no effect on the lives of survivors. Well, no positive effect. Among other thinsg, Vos Estis hasn't ended the... Because Pope Francis refuses to enforce it. Vos Estis: The RealitySince a few weeks after Vos Estis went into effect, I've been trying to alert the Vatican and the Pope to problems in the Archdiocese of St. Louis — their refusal to honor the promises made to survivors in Vos Estis — via what has become a series of e-mails.
In that time, it's become clear to me that Vos Estis was just another P.R. exercise designed to give the impression that the Catholic Church cares about survivors and placate the faithful. It's yet another papal initiative with no substance — no Christ — behind it. It does nothing for survivors. Except to taunt us. Matthew 7:5 Misdeeds By ArchStLIn my piece discussing the Abuse of the Abused, I give an overview of the misdeeds of Archbishop Robert Carlson and the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
While my hope was that the June 1, 2019 enaction of VOS ESTIS would improve things, things are no better. And, in a few cases, things are worse. The Vatican KnowsThe problem isn't that the Pope doesn't know about my problems. Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston has assured me that he has personally made the Pope's office, at least, aware of the problems I'm having. ![]() Rather, the problem is that the Vatican, and presumably the Pope, simply don't care about survivors. Actually. Failure to Assist SurvivorsWhile Archdiocese of St. Louis does have a person they call an Assistance Coordinator, as I learned in March 2019, their duties are EXTREMELY limited... ArchStL: What is your understanding of what an Assistance Coordinator does? Sandra Price on Assistance Coordinators (MP3) That hasn't changed as October 4, 2020. StonewallingThe preferred tactic of the Archdiocese of St. Louis when deal with survivors is to ignore survivors' pleas for help, I assume in the hope we will just go away. This Stonewalling began before the June 1, 2019 effective date of Vos estis and continued after it. And I have the e-mails to prove it. Smear Campaign as de facto Confidentiality AgreementThe Archdiocese of St. Louis has been waging a Smear Campaign against me for the past year and a half. …when asked to comment on O’Leary’s account, “The archdiocese’s record of Mr. O’Leary’s allegations are significantly different...Jones also said the information O’Leary shared initially changed multiple times... I informed Archbishop Robert Carlson that this was a lie on March 26, 2019 but, as of June 1, 2019, he had yet to clarify, much less retract, the above statement. False Allegations of
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