Bishop Tobin of the Diocese of Providence, RI, is Violating Catholic Church Policies and Procedures

Bishop Thomas Tobin of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, must remove Fr. Eric Silva as Associate Pastor of St. Thomas More Parish in Narragansett, Rhode Island, immediately because of Fr. Silva’s allegedly inappropriate sexual questioning of children in confessionals in Barrington and Cranston, Rhode Island

Bishop Tobin is violating Catholic Church policies and procedures regarding safety and protection of children by not suspending Fr. Eric Silva from ministry. Bishop Tobin should immediately request the Police Departments of Barrington and Cranston, Rhode Island to investigate Fr. Eric Silva regarding the complaints of parents from St. Luke’s Parish, Barrington, and Immaculate Conception Parish, Cranston, about Fr. Eric Silva’s inappropriate sexual questioning of minor children in confessionals

Before Fr. Eric Silva is returned to ministry anywhere by Bishop Tobin, a complete and independent investigation by law enforcement officials must take place to determine Fr. Silva’s fitness to return to ministry

What

A demonstration protesting the assignment by Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island, of Fr. Eric Silva as Associate Pastor of St. Thomas More Parish, Narragansett, Rhode Island, after complaints were made by parents of children at parishes in Barrington and Cranston, Rhode Island, of inappropriate sexual questioning of children in confessionals in parishes in those cities

When

Friday, August 5, 2022 from at 11:30 am

Where

On the public sidewalk outside the headquarters of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, One Cathedral Square, Providence, Rhode Island, 02903

Who

Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D., Co-founder and President of Road to Recovery, Inc., a non-profit charity based in New Jersey that assists victims of sexual abuse and their families; a former religious brother of 23 years and priest of the Archdiocese of Newark for 11 years, ordained by the defrocked Theodore McCarrick

Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, Boston, MA, will appear by Zoom – see Zoom invitation below

Why

(See above)

Contacts

Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D., Road to Recovery, Inc. – 862-368-2800 –

roberthoatson@gmail.com

Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, Boston, MA – (office – 617-523-6250) – (cell – 617-388-5252)

mgarabedian@garabedianlaw.com

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Below please find the information for the Zoom meeting below:

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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8793639574?pwd=S09NS240NEhoL09JMjIxRFErQXV2UT09