The Vatican's women's magazine is denouncing the sexual abuse of nuns by priests and the resulting scandal of religious sisters having abortions or giving birth to children who are not recognized by their fathers, the Yahoo News website reports today (February 2, 2019).
The February issue of "Women Church World" -- a monthly magazine -- yesterday cited Pope Francis' own analysis of abuse, saying that unchecked clerical power was the root of the problem of priests preying on young children as well as adult nuns.
It said nuns have ben silenced for years by fear of retaliation against themselves or their orders if they report the priests who abused them.
The publication marks a significant public acknowledgement from inside the Vatican of the problem that the Holy See has long known about, but has done almost nothing to address.
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