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22 February 2019

Catholic Church 'nowhere close' to confronting global 'epidemic' of child sex abuse by priests

The Catholic Church is "nowhere close" to enacting the reforms needed to stop the "epidemic" of sex abuse by predatory priests and bishops against children, campaigners warned on Tuesday. Pope Francis is "in retreat" from any meaningful effort to bring abusers to justice, said Bishop Accountability, a leading pressure group.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/19/catholic-church-nowhere-close-confronting-global-epidemic-child/