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As Clerical Sex Abuse Scandal Engulfs The Catholic Church, Pope Calls A Crisis Meeting Of Bishops
Pope Francis during his general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican (Photo by VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis will be holding global meeting of Catholic bishops to discussing steps to prevent clerical sex abuse, The New York Times has reported.
The report, which is based on 38,000 documents from 27 dioceses, has admitted to at least 3,766 cases of child sex abuse by Christian clergymen between 1946 and 2014. The study revealed that the victims of clerical sexual abuse were mostly boys, more than half of whom were aged 13 or younger. The study also established that every sixth case of abuse was a rape. At least 1,670 clergy members were involved in the acts of abuse, the report says.
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