Some 216,000 children – mostly boys – have been sexually abused by clergy in the French Catholic Church since 1950, a damning new inquiry has found.
The head of the inquiry said there were at least 2,900-3,200 abusers, and accused the Church of showing a “cruel indifference towards the victims”.
Pope Francis “felt pain” on hearing about the inquiry’s finding, a Vatican statement said.
One of those abused said it was time the Church reassessed its actions.
Source:Fiilafmonline/BBC
