Spanish Catholic Church Names 728 Pedophile Priests

Reuters reports:

An investigation by the Spanish Catholic Church into child sexual abuse by members of the clergy and non-clerical staff has so far identified 728 alleged abusers and 927 victims since the 1940s, according to its first report.

“We acknowledge the harm caused,” said Jose Gabriel Vera [photo], the spokesman for the Spanish Bishops’ Conference. “We want to help all victims…to accompany them in their healing.” According to the victims – most of them male – more than 63% of the alleged abusers have died.

The issue came under a spotlight in Spain in 2021 after El Pais newspaper reported more than 1,200 alleged cases, years after sexual abuse scandals had rocked the Church in countries such as the U.S., Ireland and France.

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