Excerpt from the Official Catholic Directory of 1965. The diocese of Nashville, Tennessee, does not dispute that Paul Haas is a known sexual predator who abused teen boys. Did they pass Haas, a pedophile, on to Arkansas? It sure looks like it! Click here to down load the entire page from the directory - PDF format.
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Pedophile
priest moved to Little Rock by Nashville Diocese
Victim
of priest urges other victims to come forward and call police
Administrator of Little Rock urged to release names of priest abusers
Promised transparency by church is not reality, group says
SNAP urges community to reach out to victimsWHAT:
At a sidewalk press conference, clergy sex abuse victims will publicly urge Arkansas church officials to
- post
on their website the names of all proven, admitted and credibly accused abusive
church employees,
- alert
parishioners about one particular child molesting Nashville priest who was sent
to Little Rock,
-
investigate and explain why, despite credible abuse allegations, he was
transferred to Arkansas, and
- prod
anyone who saw, suspected or suffered child sex crimes by clerics to come
forward, call police and get help
WHEN:
Wednesday, October 17, 10:30 a.m.
WHERE:
Outside Catholic High School for Boys, 6300 Father Tribou Street, Little Rock, AR 72205
Website for Catholic High School for Boys http://www.lrchs.org/
Other information about Catholic High. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_High_School_for_Boys
WHO:
Several clergy sex abuse victims
and their supporters including a victim of the Little Rock priest, who are
members of a support group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused
by Priests (SNAP network.org)
WHY:
Roughly
fifteen Catholic bishops in the US have voluntarily disclosed the identities of
proven, admitted, and credibly accused predator priests on their websites or in
their diocesan newspapers. To protect the vulnerable and heal the wounded, SNAP
wants Little Rock church officials to do likewise.
One such molester was Nashville
priest Father Paul Haas, who was sent to Little Rock to teach at Catholic High
School for Boys in the mid 1960s.
Assignment
record of Haas: http://www.rememberthesurvivors.com/servicehaaspaul.htm
One of
Haas's victims will speak out to ask other victims to come forward. This victim was abused by Haas while a
student at Father Ryan High School in Nashville. Later Haas was also assigned in Memphis and later to Little Rock
for one year according to public records.
Even though Paul Haas is deceased his victims continue to struggle with
the effects of his abuse across several states.
A story
of Haas abuse. http://www.rememberthesurvivors.com/haasrapeoffaithbrown.htm
Do the
people of Little Rock know that in addition to their own abusive priests,
perpetrators from other dioceses were secreted here? Where are Little Rocks perpetrators? Are they hidden here or
elsewhere? Ask the diocese where all
molesters are located so that children will be safe. Ask why the diocese of Nashville inflicted this perpetrator on
Little Rock and never told the people.
SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is
the nation’s largest and oldest support group for men and women who were
molested by religious figures of any denomination. (SNAPnetwork.org)
CONTACT:
Ann Brentwood, SNAP Southeast regional director, 865-607-6119
wochangi@aol.com
Harold Luneau, SNAP coordinator for Arkansas, 501-231-1484 snaparkansas@comcast.net
David Brown, West Tennessee Coordinator, 901-569-4500 davidbrown@bigriver.net
Mike Coode, Middle Tennessee SNAP director, 615-364-2334, mikeintn@bellsouth.net
David Clohessy, National Director of SNAP, 314-566-9790, snapclohessy@aol.com
Website: www.rememberthesurvivors.com
www.freewebs.com/snapark/
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Documents in Word Format for October 17, 2007
Letter of Diocese Administrator, Msgr. Gaston Hebert
SNAP of Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Msgr. J. Gaston Hebert
Diocesan Administrator
2500 N. Tyler St.
P.O. Box 7565
Little Rock, AR 72217
Dear Msgr. Hebert:
As I am sure you are aware, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests has initiated its first official chapter in Arkansas. We are providing hope and encouragement to the many victims of clergy sexual abuse in Arkansas.
Since power over information rests largely on your
shoulders, we are asking the following information for the well-being of
victims and for the protection of children, teens, and vulnerable adults in
Arkansas.
We sincerely hope that you will agree with us that this is
the minimum the church should do to make amends for abuse of the innocent
children, teens, and vulnerable adults in its care.
We look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
Ann Brentwood, Southeast Director of SNAP, 3142 Harrington Court, Maryville, TN 37803
Harold Luneau, Arkansas Director of SNAP, 9913 Echo Valley Court, Little Rock, AR 72227
David Clohessy, Executive Director of SNAP, 7234 Arsenal Street, St. Louis, MO 63143
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