A US-based watchdog group, BishopAccountability.org, reported that 82 Filipino priests have been accused of sexual abuse of minors. The report includes seven bishops who are part of their new online database on clergy sexual abuse, although none have been convicted in court. The Philippines has the third-largest Catholic population globally.
Walo sa 82 ka mga pari nga Romano Katoliko sa Pilipinas nga gireklamo og sexual abuse diin dunay koneksiyon kanhi sa simbahan sa Sugbo, apan ang uban kanila patay na.Sa usa ka taho sa United States-based watchdog nga BishopAccountability.org nga gipagawas niadtong Miyerkules, Enero 29, 2025, nagbutyag nga 82 ka mga pari giakusahan sa sekswal nga pag-abuso sa mga menor de edad sa Pilipinas. Dugang sa naasoy nga grupo, nagpakahilom ang mga obispo nga Pinoy sa mga krimen.
'We acknowledge as an Arcdiocese that sexual abuse of priests involving minors deeply wounded he very fabric of our faith life and community and case irreparable damage to the lives of the victims that scar them for life,' matod ni Palma.
SEXUAL ABUSE PRIESTS PHILIPPINES CATHOLIC CHURCH BISHOPACCOUNTABILITY.ORG
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