Thousands of children abused by members of Portugal’s Catholic Church over 70 years – report
Lisbon, PortugalReuters At least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church – mostly priests – over the past 70 years, a report by the commission investigating the issue said on Monday, adding the findings are the tip of the iceberg. “[We want] to pay a sincere tribute to those who […]
Survivor tells of “tsunami” of victims ahead of report on French Catholic Church
Paris, FranceReuters A report on sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergymen in France is set to say there has been an estimated 216,000 victims since 1950, a survivor who contributed to the dossier said ahead of its publication on Tuesday. An independent commission spent more than two-and-a-half-years investigating sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in […]