US EditionAbuse Study Detects Nearly 700 Affected Persons in the Diocese of Passau
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According to a study in the diocese of Passau, at least 672 children and adolescents have been victims of sexual violence or physical abuse since 1945.
Despite the good record situation and many interviews with those affected: The abuse study of the diocese of Passau suffers from a mismatch.
An expert report reveals for the first time the extent of abuse in the diocese of Passau: at least 672 children and young people have been subjected to attacks by priests since 1945. The dark figure could be even higher.
A historian of the University of Passau has drawn up the abuse report for the diocese – and examined the social environment from which the children and young people came.
The scientific examination of the decades of abuse in the Catholic Church continues: this time there are new figures from the diocese of Passau - the study assumes a high dark figure.
A research team accuses church and non-church leaders. Bishop Oster speaks of shame, failure and necessary cultural change.
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