At a protest rally outside Holy Name Cathedral SNAP members and supporters called the cardinal's letter self-serving and hypocritical.
The cardinal has said he wants the letter to serve as part of increased transparency by the archdiocese.
"We believe that Cardinal George should open up those records and let everyone read them for themselves," said Barbara Blaine, SNAP.
The archdiocese says the list of priests with a substantiated allegation of abuse has been on their website for years.
