Sexual abuse: "the Church must take legal and moral responsibility"
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In this file photo taken on September 28, 2021, the chairman of the independent commission of inquiry into the sexual abuse of minors committed within the Catholic Church, Jean-Marc Sauvé, poses during a photoshoot in Paris .
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By: Florent Guignard Follow
The Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church (Ciase), chaired by Jean-Marc Sauvé, which investigated the extent of child crime in France, released its damning findings on Tuesday.
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In its report, the Commission reveals that at least 216,000 minors have been victims of priests, deacons and religious since 1950. A “
massive phenomenon
” covered for decades by silence.
The Commission estimates the number of pedophile priests at nearly 3,000 and calls for financial “reparation” to all victims of sexual violence within it since 1950 in France.
Interview with Alice Casagrande, member of Ciase and president of the Commission for the fight against mistreatment of the High Council of the Family.
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