Portugal’s Catholic Church to compensate sexual abuse victims
Fatima, Portugal Reuters Portugal’s Catholic Church said on Thursday it will financially compensate victims of child sexual abuse within the church, setting the amounts to be paid on a case-by-case basis, an approach survivors’ groups have criticised. Members of Portugal’s Bishops’ Conference (CEP) have been meeting since Monday at the Shrine of Fatima in central […]
Portuguese Church struggles to adopt concrete measures to tackle child sexual abuse
Fatma, Portugal Reuters Portugal’s Catholic Church announced a handful of steps on Friday to tackle child sexual abuse within the church – but it said suspected priests still in active roles would not be suspended unless the facts against them were clearly established. The head of Portugal’s Bishops’ Conference (CEP), Jose Ornelas, also said that […]
Portugal urges victims of clergy sexual abuse to break the silence
Lisbon, PortugalReuters A commission investigating allegations of historical child sexual abuse by members of the Portuguese Catholic church urged victims on Thursday to speak up and help them lift a veil of silence around the issue. “We want [victims] to report, finally and without fear, what happened to them,” the head of the newly-created commission, […]