BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Just days after his sudden resignation from the Christ the King Seminary, Stephen Parisi took to the streets for change outside of Saint Stanislaus Church.

"By change, the first step is [for] Bishop Malone to step down," said Parisi.

Parisi served as Dean of Seminarians, a leadership role for young men pursuing priesthood. He felt he had to resign for his own conscience.

"I'd been struggling for a while, seeing how these cases were being handled by the diocese, hearing specifics on how victims were being treated, it was absolutely revolting to me," said Parisi

Parisi and several other whistleblowers blame Buffalo Bishop Richard Malone and a culture of blackmail for corruption in the diocese.

"If the Bishop comes to them and says, there's a problem with you, that priest can say, hey I've got dirt on 10 guys you can't mess with me and it sounds like something from the mafia or something," said whistleblower and former executive assistant to Bishop Malone, Siobhan O'Connor.

Demonstrators chose Saint Stanislaus Church because of its closeness to Bishop Malone's home. Along with his resignation, they'd like to see a larger investigation.

"When is Pope Francis going to step up? When is Cardinal Dolan, in New York, the Metropolitan Archbishop of this province...when are they going to do something," asked advocate for victims of clergy sexual abuse James Faluszczak.

Protesters plan to continue speaking out against Bishop Malone until he resigns.

"If he's not going anywhere, we're not either," said O'Connor.

7 Eyewitness News Reporter Taylor Epps asked Parisi if he would consider going back to the seminary if Bishop Malone does resign.

"I don't know, I can't answer that. I can't. Right now, I would say no," said Parisi.

We reached out to the Diocese for a comment and they sent this statement: