Catholic churches in the western countries are infamous for their scandals with child sexual abuses and a new independent inquiry made for the churches in England and Wales, unfortunately, confirmed the same thing. Following the publishing of the report comprising of 162 pages, people asked for the relinquishing of the post by the Cardinal Vincent Nichols, leader of the Catholic church in England and Wales and the dismiss of other priests.
Nor the Cardinal nor Pope Francis accepted to take responsibilities over the charges. They even did not give explanations or cooperated with the investigation. According to the testimonials, it is believed that a tremendous number of priests, monks and volunteers are involved in instances of child sexual abuse.
The church is accused of not supporting victims but protecting its ‘honour’ and perpetrators against the lives of hundreds of children who experienced trauma by institutions that are supposed to give love and promote peace.
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