Press conference In Chicago, July 31, 2025

VIEW WHISTLEBLOWER DOCUMENTS DISCUSSED IN PRESS CONFERENCE

BREAKING: New Evidence of Cover-Up by Pope Leo XIV: Peruvian Survivor Ana María Quispe Díaz to Speak Out Publicly in the U.S. for the First Time

U.S. and Peruvian Survivors Unite: Leo Must Act Now to Protect Survivors from Threats and Retaliation in his Former Diocese

CHICAGO, IL - On Thursday, July 31st, SNAP held a press conference featuring survivors of clergy sexual abuse from the United States and Peru, including Ana María Quispe Díaz, whose case was directly covered up by then Bishop Robert Prevost (now Pope Leo XIV) during his tenure in the Diocese of Chiclayo.

Survivors shared documents showing that the Diocese of Chiclayo is now claiming it could take up to seven months to process the voluntary retirement of one priest whom Pope Leo XIV failed to investigate in 2022 - despite multiple reports of abuse. The group called attention to the harm caused by this delay and demanded immediate accountability.

Ana María Quispe Díaz has spoken out courageously about her abuse, despite being discredited by representatives of the Catholic Church. The church has created an ongoing public safety issue by delaying the removal of the accused, Fr. Eleuterio "Lute" Vásquez Gonzáles, from ministry. In addition, the Diocese of Chiclayo and the Vatican have failed to provide adequate care or compensation to support Ana María and other victims. Survivors and advocates are demanding real accountability, not just for Lute, but for every church official, including Pope Leo XIV, who played a role in allowing this abuse and its cover-up to persist. These demands are at the heart of SNAP’s Zero Tolerance initiative, which seeks an enforceable global policy to end abuse and cover-up within the Catholic Church.