On Thursday of Pope Francis convened abuse summit begins in Rome. The sexual abuse by clergy of children shaking the Catholic Church to its foundations. An Overview.
It is a summit, it never has been: Pope Francis has invited the heads of bishops ‘ conferences from around the world, the sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. “Finally!”; “Too late!” – the reactions to the announced Meeting are clear. Also: There is much to discuss. Most recently, the sexual abuse of nuns was, for example, in the focus. Pope Francis admitted that there had been abuse by the clergy. But this problem is not Francis’ only site. An Overview of the current scandals that make up today’s headlines.
USA
Theodore McCarrick clothed no Church office more
In July 2018, Pope Francis Theodore McCarrick had already dismissed from the Cardinal. Now the congregation was the former Star-cleric guilty. The guardian of the Catholic doctrine, which are also deal with offences against the Faith and for the work-up of cases of abuse responsible, throwing the now-88-Year-old sexual misconduct behavior with Minors and adults in connection with the abuse of power. In addition, McCarrick have need of the confession, he had seduced confessional consent to illicit sexual behavior. Pope Francis sacked him a few days before the abuse summit in the Vatican from the priesthood – the highest in the Church law penalty. Thus, the former Archbishop of Washington is now just a normal layperson.
The 88-year-old McCarrick, the seduced, between 1970 and 1990, candidates for Sex in the priesthood and at least two minors abused, is just one of the hundreds of clergymen who stand on the pillory. Experts estimate that the number of victims in the United States, more than 100,000 people. Alone, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, more than 300 priests have been abusing children too. You should have in the last 70 years, thousands of Minors have passed. Accusations are spread out all over the country. Also McCarricks successor in the office of the Archbishop of Washington, Donald Wuerl, was forced to resign in 2018. He knew from the McCarricks deeds, but have nothing done about it.
Chile
The Chilean Ricardo Ezzati to have covered up cases of abuse (archive image)
In Chile, the judiciary has been about a year with the abuse scandal in the country. Under investigation in 148 cases, against Church employees, such as Chile report niche media, citing the Prosecutor’s office. It should be more than 250 victims. Also bishops should be involved in the scandal. The Archbishop of Santiago de Chile, Ricardo Ezzati, victims of such cases known to you but still covered up. The 77-Year-old denies the allegation, had even requested the Procedure. The Chilean justice refused this in January, however. The investigation had not been completed, the judge.
The traces of another case from the South American country led all the way to Germany: The former Archbishop Francisco Cox Greek was already no longer with allegations of sexual abuse of minors faced. The 85-year-old Chilean has spent his resting place was in the community of Priests of the beautiful fathers in the Rhineland-Palatinate. In 2004, he should not have passed, however, a 17-Year-olds in Germany, this behavior was sufficient for an indictment. Pope Francis has sacked the clergy last October, but then because of sexual abuse from the Clergy. In mid-February, the 85-year-old Greek returned to Chile to face the investigators.
Germany
After the scandals at the Canisius-Kolleg, many more victims came forward in Germany
In Germany, the work-up of the abuse scandal, the Catholic Church began with the revelations of the Jesuit priest Klaus Mertes, of the end of 2010, the decades-long abuse at the Berlin Canisius-Kolleg in public. The debate led to the fact that in the whole of Germany for more victims reported. In September 2018 published
Study of the German bishops ‘ conference, of that between 1946 and 2014, a minimum of 1670 clerics have more needs than 3600 minors miss.
Recently the district court of Deggendorf condemned in Bavaria, a former priest, to eight and a half years in prison. The court was convinced that the man has needs since the mid-1990s, five young in more than 100 cases of severe sexual abuse. Intentional bodily injury, forgery and possession of youth pornography were also included in the sentence. From 2003 to 2009, the 54-Year-old was in prison because of sexual offences. “Father Thomas,” he won later in the parish of Otzing in the district of Deggendorf trust to the children. Back in 2008, he was released after a Church court judgment in Freiburg from his priest.
Ireland
In Ireland, Pope Francis asked in August 2018 forgiveness
Also in Ireland, tortured, and abused priests and nuns of children and women needed for decades. Several bishops have resigned in mostly Catholic Ireland. Already in the 1990s there were the first reports of abuse scandals. In 2005, a first Report showed more than 100 cases of child abuse. In 2009, a state-appointed Commission published a first comprehensive report – the so-called “Ryan Report”. The Commission showed that children as prisoners and slaves lived in Church facilities. Pope Francis asked the victims during his visit in the past year, most recently again for forgiveness.
France
Philippe Barbarin must answer in Lyon (archive image)
In the French Lyon Archbishop Philippe Barbarin, together with six other clerics before the courts. You should not have to appear in the 1970s, sexual Assault. The verdict is to be announced at the beginning of March, the Prosecutor’s office but already in January, against a conviction of 68-year-old cardinal. “A part of the acts are time-barred, and for those that are not time-barred, it can be determined no criminal offence”, was quoted by a state lawyer. Statute of limitations in many countries, which are engaged in the abuse scandal of the Catholic Church, a Problem. Therefore, the victim can hope for often is only on the conviction by an ecclesiastical court.
Australia
In Australia, experts estimate that the victims of sexual abuse by the Catholic Church to about 60,000 people. Both in Church facilities, but also in schools or sports clubs, it should have Attacks. Information or reports on led trials against clergymen from Australia. The reason is that There is a news blackout for the media in Australia, accessible or available. This lock is designed to protect the Jury influence by the media reports. Journalists, the reports, nevertheless, can be tracked in the worst case, criminal.