Minister warns abuse of 3677 children by approximately 1670 clerics may be ‘tip of the iceberg’ for Catholic churchA “shocking” report into the sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in Germany is “probably only the tip of the iceberg”,the country’s justice minister has said.
The German Catholic church presented the results of an investigation into decades of sexual abuse of children on Tuesday afternoon. The report details the cases of 3677 children, the majority of whom are male, or who were sexually abused between 1946 and 2014. approximately 1670 clerics,mainly priests, are implicated. Related: Dutch Catholic church accused of widespread sexual abuse cover-up Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com