Tuesday, September 25, 2018

German Bishop Regrets Over 3K Sex Abuse Cases; States "I'm Ashamed for Not Helping the Victims"

A top German bishop has apologized for thousands of sexual abuse cases that took place inside the Catholic Church in Germany, according to a report released today (September 25, 2018) that concludes at least 3,677 people were abused by clergy between 1946 and 2014, the Religion News website reports.

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, who is head of the German Bishops Conference, said: "I'm ashamed for so many (of us) looking away, not wanting to recognize what happened and not helping the victims. That goes for me as well."

The apology came on the same day Pope Francis acknowledged that the sex abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church was driving people away. He said the church must change its ways if it wants to keep future generations.

The report on sex abuse inside the German Catholic Church found that more than half of the victims were 13 or younger and most were boys.

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