The June 2002 meeting of the USCCB was unprecedented in that it had an exclusive focus: the adoption of a collective response to the spate of charges and admissions of sexual abuse by priests and bishops, many of them involving minors. The meeting was also unusual because of the atmosphere created by the presence of media and victims, especially those from SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests). The thrust of the charter was the adoption of a "zero tolerance" policy for sexual abuse.