A sensational new report on sexual abuse in the Netherlands claims over half of the bishops in the country from 1945-2010 were involved in either covering up abuse or abusing children themselves.
The report appearing in NRC Handelsblad, the Netherlands’ most prestigious newspaper, charges the Dutch hierarchy had a “policy of transfers and turning a blind eye” to abusive priests in the country.
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-europe/2018/09/17/over-half-of-dutch-bishops-shielded-priest-abusers-according-to-report/
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-europe/2018/09/17/over-half-of-dutch-bishops-shielded-priest-abusers-according-to-report/