The Church paid more than 1.25 million euros for the Cremades report on sexual abuse. The audit, which counted at least 2,056 victims, arrived more than a year late.
The general secretary of the Catholic institution, Francisco César García Magán, has acknowledged that the audit "was not cheap" The Episcopal Conference has announced the creation of a national Arbitration Commission that will assume financial compensation for those cases that are not susceptible to judicial proceedings. The commission will study complaints filed in the child protection offices that do not have a judicial process.