The French Catholic church acknowledges a staggering pattern of sexual abuse | The Economist - 0 views
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between 1950 and 2020 at least 216,000 children were sexually abused in France by Catholic clergy.
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on October 5th, concluded a two-year, independent inquiry commissioned by the church. Jean-Marc Sauvé, the president of the commission that conducted the investigation, said it uncovered “the lead weight of silence smothering the crimes” committed by 2,900-3,200 clergy. If lay members were also included, the number of abused could reach 330,000.
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“for a very long time the Catholic church’s immediate reaction was to protect itself as an institution and it has shown complete, even cruel, indifference to those having suffered abuse.”
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