▁sex ▁ab use , ▁addressed ▁SN AP ' s ▁annual ▁gather ing . ▁He ▁admitted ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁na ï ve ▁about ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁child ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁and ▁ur ged ▁b ish ops ▁who ▁covered ▁up ▁cr imes ▁to ▁be ▁pro sec uted . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁SN AP ▁supported ▁a ▁legisl ative ▁bill ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁that ▁would ▁push ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁dioc eses ▁to ▁disc lose ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁all ▁cler gy ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁transferred ▁or ▁retired ▁due ▁to ▁" cred ible ▁alleg ations " ▁of ▁ab use . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁cler gy ▁ab use ▁protest ed ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Joseph ▁C ist one ▁as ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁S ag ina w , ▁Michigan ▁dioc ese . ▁ ▁Ret ired ▁A ux ili ary ▁Bishop ▁Thomas ▁G umble ton ▁of ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Detroit ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁and ▁strong ▁supp orter ▁of ▁SN AP ▁and ▁has ▁helped ▁SN AP ▁do ▁fund ra ising ▁work . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Catholic ▁Re porter , ▁G umble ton ▁was ▁pun ished ▁by ▁the ▁V at ican ▁and ▁removed ▁as ▁a ▁parish ▁past or ▁because ▁of ▁work ▁he ▁did ▁with ▁SN AP ▁and ▁concerns ▁he ▁had ▁about ▁the ▁Church ' s ▁response ▁to ▁child ▁sexual ▁ab use . ▁ ▁SN AP ' s ▁president , ▁Barbara ▁Bla ine , ▁and ▁national ▁director ,