Poland’s Catholic Church: 382 priests abused 625 minors
5 years, 9 months ago

Poland’s Catholic Church: 382 priests abused 625 minors

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Catholic Church authorities revealed Thursday they have recorded cases of 382 clergymen who have abused 625 victims under the age of 18 since 1990. The figure includes 198 priests and friars who abused minors under 15 years old and 184 clergy who abused victims between 15 and 18, according to Wojciech Sadlon, head of the church’s Institute of Statistics. Church leaders in predominantly Catholic Poland have previously admitted they knew that some priests had abused minors in Poland but did not reveal how many. A private foundation supporting victims of abuse has given Francis a list of more than 90 court verdicts concerning priests in Poland and over 300 cases of alleged abuse.

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Report on sex abuse in Germany's Protestant Church documents at least 2,225 victims
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Report on sex abuse in Germany's Protestant Church documents at least 2,225 victims

The Independent  

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Polish Church defends John Paul sainthood after abuse claims
1 year, 9 months ago

Polish Church defends John Paul sainthood after abuse claims

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — The leaders of Poland’s Catholic Church on Tuesday defended the late John Paul II’s sainthood and fast-track canonization process in response to a Polish TV report alleging that he covered up clergy sex abuses while archbishop in Poland. Archbishop Grzegorz Rys said “every page” in the Church archives during the process that began shortly after John Paul’s …

Spain’s ombudsman registers 445 church sex abuse complaints
1 year, 9 months ago

Spain’s ombudsman registers 445 church sex abuse complaints

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spain’s ombudsman said Monday that an independent commission set up a year ago to investigate historic sex abuse by the Catholic church has collected testimonies from 445 victims, as the nation tackles an issue other European countries acted on long ago. Spain’s parliament voted on March 10, 2022 to open the first official investigation, led by ombudsman Ángel …

Former Pope John Paul Covered up Reports of Child Abuse When He was Cardinal in Poland
1 year, 10 months ago

Former Pope John Paul Covered up Reports of Child Abuse When He was Cardinal in Poland

News 18  

The late Polish pope John Paul II knew about child abuse in Poland’s Catholic church years before becoming pontiff and helped cover it up, private broadcaster TVN reported Sunday. Michal Gutowski, the investigator behind the broadcast, said that Karol Wojtyla, as he then was, knew of cases of paedophile priests within the church while still a cardinal in Krakow. Thomas …

French clergy sexually abused ‘over 200,000 children’ since 1950
3 years, 3 months ago

French clergy sexually abused ‘over 200,000 children’ since 1950

Al Jazeera  

About 216,000 children are estimated to have been sexually abused by thousands of French Catholic priests, deacons and other clergy since 1950, an independent inquiry has found, alleging the phenomenon was covered up by a “veil of silence”. Speaking at a public, online presentation of the report, Suave added that the Church had shown “deep, total and even cruel indifference …

Sex abuse data from Poland’s Catholic Church is decades too late
3 years, 6 months ago

Sex abuse data from Poland’s Catholic Church is decades too late

Al Jazeera  

These figures detailing allegations of child sexual abuse by clergy do not tell the full story. Last Monday, Poland’s Catholic Church released new figures of the number of complaints it has received alleging sexual abuse at the hands of its clergy. On one hand, that Poland’s church made these figures public is useful as it provides some data on the …

Polish church report lists sex abuse of over 300 children
3 years, 6 months ago

Polish church report lists sex abuse of over 300 children

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — In its latest report released Monday on the sexual abuse of minors, Poland’s Catholic Church lists 292 clergymen who are alleged to have abused over 300 boys and girls from 1958 though 2020. At an online conference in Warsaw, the head of Poland’s Catholic Church, Archbishop Wojciech Polak, apologized to the victims and asked their forgiveness, echoing …

Poland seeks Vatican’s data for its church sex abuse probes
3 years, 6 months ago

Poland seeks Vatican’s data for its church sex abuse probes

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s state commission for fighting sex abuse of minors said Thursday it has asked the Vatican for data on abuse by the clergy in Poland because Poland’s church is not providing the requested information. He said, however, that despite written requests made earlier this year to regional leaders of Poland’s Catholic Church and of other churches, only …

Gulbinowicz, Polish cardinal accused of abuse, dies at 97
4 years, 1 month ago

Gulbinowicz, Polish cardinal accused of abuse, dies at 97

The Independent  

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Documentary about pedophile priests shakes up Poland
5 years, 7 months ago

Documentary about pedophile priests shakes up Poland

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — A new documentary revealing cases of sexual abuse by priests has deeply shaken Poland, one of Europe’s most Roman Catholic societies, eliciting an apology from the church hierarchy and prompting one cleric to leave priestly life. Why, for years, did a conspiracy of silence prevail among the clergy?” journalist Andrzej Gajcy asked Monday on the news site …

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