French clergy abuse was more extensive than thought, says commission head
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Catholic clergy in France perpetrated more than three times as many sexual abuse offenses as previously thought, said the head of a bishops commission whose report is due out in September.
PARIS Catholic clergy in France perpetrated more than three times as many sexual abuse offenses as previously thought, said the head of a bishops’ commission whose report is due out in September.
Jean-Marc Sauvé, 71, a lay Catholic and head of the French Institute of Administrative Sciences, presented new data from the Independent Commission of Sexual Abuse in the Church. The commission of lawyers, psychiatrists, historians and theologians was established by the bishops in 2018.
French clergy abuse more extensive than thought, says commission
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