Australia’s Catholic Church Paid $213 Million to 4,445 Children Sexually Abused by Pedophile Priests
Cases of child sexual abuse a
nd subsequent cover-ups committed
during the 20th and 21st centuries by Catholic priests, nuns, and
members of the Roman Catholic Order have led to numerous allegations,
investigations, trials and convictions.
The abused include boys and girls, some as young as 3 years old, with
the majority between the ages of 11 and 14. It is beyond imagination
that these so-called men and women of God have molested innocent
children in this widespread way.
The abuse is a worldwide problem in the church. There aren’t accurate
statistics to determine the number of children these pedophiles in the
church have abused worldwide because of the extent. From 2001 to 2010,
the Holy See, which serves as the central governing body of the Catholic
Church, considered sex abuse allegations involving approximately 3,000
priests dating back up to fifty years. Cases worldwide reflect patterns
of long-term abuse and of the church hierarchy regularly covering up
reports of alleged abuse.
Diocesan officials and academics knowledgeable about the Roman Catholic
Church have revealed that sexual abuse by the pedophiles in the church
is generally not discussed, and thus is difficult to measure. In 2014,
the Vatican said 3,420 credible accusations of sexual abuse committed by
priests had been referred to its institution over the past 10 years,
and that 824 clerics were defrocked as a result.
The abused include boys and girls, some as young as 3 years old, with the majority between the ages of 11 and 14. It is beyond imagination that these so-called men and women of God have molested innocent children in this widespread way.
The abuse is a worldwide problem in the church. There aren’t accurate statistics to determine the number of children these pedophiles in the church have abused worldwide because of the extent. From 2001 to 2010, the Holy See, which serves as the central governing body of the Catholic Church, considered sex abuse allegations involving approximately 3,000 priests dating back up to fifty years. Cases worldwide reflect patterns of long-term abuse and of the church hierarchy regularly covering up reports of alleged abuse.
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