Pope Francis: ‘One in 50’ Catholic priests, bishops and cardinals are paedophiles
Francis pledged to drive out the 'leprocy' of child abuse from the Church
Pope Francis has revealed that “reliable data” collected by the Vatican suggests that one in every 50 members of the Catholic clergy is a paedophile.
Speaking in an interview with La Repubblica, the Pope said his advisors had tried to “reassure” him that paedophilia within the Church was “at the level of two per cent”.
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