Sexual abuse in the Church in France: a report advocates “restorative reparation”. Some 1,408 people have so far contacted the body, and 571 decisions have already been rendered (these people have been compensated) In its report, Inirr also highlights the interest of ‘restorative’ repair, in addition to financial compensation.
The report specifies that 25% of them ask to receive a letter from the Church recognizing their damage. “The research I needed was not financial. It's dirty money, that's how I experienced it and that was the feeling I had when people talked to me about financial reparation. What I expected most, at the beginning, was that someone other than those close to me could hear me and say 'I believe you,'” recalls Damien.