BishopAccountability.org launched an online database detailing 82 Roman Catholic priests in the Philippines accused of sexually abusing minors. The group criticizes the Filipino bishops' silence on these crimes, calling it a cover-up. The database includes names, faces, and details of alleged assaults, some dating back decades. While none of the accused have been convicted in Philippine courts, the organization aims to raise awareness and encourage investigations.
A UNITED STATES-BASED watchdog on Wednesday launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors in the Philippines and said the silence of Filipino bishops on the crimes amounted to a cover-up.The Philippines is the third-largest Roman Catholic nation in the world, and public discussions of sexual assaults by members of the clergy, who are revered especially in rural regions, has long been generally muted.
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma confirmed that the three were still active but stressed that they had undergone due process before they were allowed to return.The names of priests and other clerics included in the database were collected from news reports, publicly filed court documents and church pronouncements, the group said, and added that the list of 82 clerics linked to sexual abuses in the Philippines may just be 'the tip of the iceberg.
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