Tens of thousands of children have been victims of sexual abuse by
the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands since 1945, an independent
commission said on Friday, criticizing what it called the church’s
cover-up and culture of silence.
Church leaders said the findings filled them with shame and sorrow and offered a “heartfelt apology,” saying not only the perpetrators were to blame, but church authorities too.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/12/16/tens-of-thousands-of-children-abused-by-netherlands-church-commission/
Church leaders said the findings filled them with shame and sorrow and offered a “heartfelt apology,” saying not only the perpetrators were to blame, but church authorities too.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/12/16/tens-of-thousands-of-children-abused-by-netherlands-church-commission/