BOSTON GLOBE, Boston,MA | February 20, 2019By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse …
2019 | As Clergy Abuse Summit Begins, Survivors Say Vatican Must Act
THE BOSTON GLOBE, Boston,MA | February 21, 2019
By Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff – On the eve of an unprecedented Catholic Church conference on clergy sexual abuse, a dozen survivors from around the world urged greater transparency and zero tolerance for abusive priests in a frank, two-hour meeting with Vatican officials Wednesday, saying the scandal has left worshipers angry and betrayed and looking for the church to take action.
2015 | A Heroic Whistleblower in the Long, Sad Mess of Clergy Sexual Abuse
October 28, 2015 | CRUX – Remember the famous line in “Jaws” when Chief Brody first sees the monster shark and says, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat”? Phil Saviano remembers a similar line when he first told Boston Globe reporters there weren’t just one or two priests molesting a handful of children. Saviano knew of nearly 30 priests, if not more, with dozens of victims.
2011 | Priestly Sex Abuse Victims Take Cases to International Criminal Court
2011 | AP – THE HAGUE – Victims of sexual abuse by priests took their claims yesterday to the International Criminal Court, seeking an investigation of the Pope and top Vatican cardinals for possible crimes against humanity. READ FULL ARTICLE
2010 | Clergy Abuse Survivors Reunite 9 Months After Kidney Transplant
MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO | Phil Saviano had a chance to meet the woman who gave him a kidney nine months …
2009 | Saving a Fellow Survivor
August 2009 | BOSTON GLOBE – Minnesota Woman to Donate Kidney Today After Roslindale Man Reached Out for Help From Other Victims of Clergy Abuse. Susan Pavlak steps up to keep Phil Saviano alive.
2009 | Kidney Transplant Links Two Clergy Abuse Survivors
August 26, 2009 | PIONEER PRESS – Phil Saviano spent years fighting for the victims of clergy abuse, an effort spurred by his own bitter experience at the hands of a priest. Later, with Saviano’s health slipping after a long battle with AIDS, he turned for support – and a new kidney – to the very network he helped nurture. No fewer than seven clergy abuse victims answered Saviano’s appeal.
2005 | Mass. Abuse Victim Told to Stop Protest at Vatican
April 2005 | TELEGRAM & GAZETTE – “The second day of the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI did not go well for Phil Saviano, a former East Douglas resident.”
2003 | BOSTON PHOENIX: Phil Saviano Local Hero
October 2003 | The year was 1992, and Phil Saviano had yet to become a prominent leader in the movement for legal justice for victims of clergy sexual abuse. Back then, the Jamaica Plain resident was having trouble just leading his life.
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2002 | Telling Secrets
December 2002 |VALLEY ADVOCATE – The victim of an abusive priest, Phil Saviano shines a light on the Church’s dark past and its questionable future. READ STORY ON PDF