Below is the text of a letter that I sent to Archbishop Sartain on November 16, 2018. At that time, the letter was printed and mailed with over 130 signatures of women.
November 15, 2018
To: The Most Reverend J. Peter Sartain, Archbishop of Seattle
Your Excellency:
We are Catholic women who feel sickened and betrayed by revelations of the continuing culture of coverup, silence, and inaction in response to the “summer of shame” in our church. We are wives, mothers, sisters, parish volunteers, parish staff, and Catholic women active in our faith who love our church and, with mother’s hearts, are horrified that young men, teenaged boys, children, and girls have been sexually violated and traumatized to gratify the desires of predatory priests. We are equally horrified by the culture of coverup that enables this to continue.
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