ities ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁SN AP ' s ▁David ▁Clo h ess y ▁addressed ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Conference ▁of ▁Catholic ▁B ish ops ▁at ▁its ▁high - profile ▁meeting ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas . ▁He ▁assert ed ▁that ▁many ▁church - going ▁C athol ics ▁had ▁strong ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁b ish ops ▁were ▁handling ▁the ▁growing ▁child ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁sc andal . ▁Clo h ess y ▁said , ▁" We ' re ▁not ▁here ▁because ▁you ▁want ▁us ▁to ▁be . ▁We ' re ▁not ▁here ▁because ▁we ' ve ▁earned ▁it ▁or ▁have ▁fought ▁hard ▁for ▁it . ▁ ▁We ' re ▁here ▁because ▁children ▁are ▁a ▁gift ▁from ▁God , ▁and ▁Catholic ▁parents ▁know ▁this ! ▁ ▁That ' s ▁why ▁ 8 7 % ▁of ▁them ▁think ▁that ▁if ▁you ' ve ▁helped ▁mol esters ▁commit ▁their ▁cr imes , ▁you ▁should ▁res ign ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁SN AP ▁acknowled ged ▁accepting ▁don ations ▁from ▁leading ▁att or ne ys ▁who ▁had ▁represented ▁clients ▁in ▁ab use ▁cases , ▁but ▁maintained ▁that ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁direct ▁clients ▁to ▁these ▁att or ne ys . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁former ▁Oklahoma ▁Governor ▁Frank ▁Ke ating , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Review ▁Board ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Catholic ▁b ish ops ▁to ▁investigate ▁cler gy