Dutch Catholic church accused of widespread sexual abuse cover-up

[Eugene]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Dutch Catholic church accused of widespread sexual abuse cover-up

Agence France-Presse
Sun 16 Sep 2018 02.51 BST

More than half of the Netherlands’ senior clerics were involved in covering up sexual assault of children between 1945 and 2010, a press report claimed on Saturday, further engulfing the Catholic church in a global abuse scandal.

Over the course of 65 years, 20 of 39 Dutch cardinals, bishops and their auxiliaries “covered up sexual abuse, allowing the perpetrators to cause many more victims”, the daily NRC reported.

“Four abused children and 16 others allowed the transfer of paedophile priests who could have caused new victims in other parishes,” the Dutch newspaper added.

Church spokeswoman Daphne van Roosendaal said the church could “confirm a part” of the report.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/16/dutch-catholic-church-accused-of-widespread-cover--up

[MineralMan]

1. That is not surprising. Roman Catholicism has an entrenched hierarchy,

which has as its goal the preservation and growth of that denomination of Christianity. Whenever such a rigid hierarchy exists, it is prone to covering up any bad news that might interfere with that goal.

I doubt there is any place on this planet where sexual abuse and other harmful behavior by clerics and priests does not occur and where such behavior is not covered up by the hierarchy. It is an endemic problem in such organizations.

Wherever this is investigated, it will be found, I'm certain.

[Voltaire2]

2. Is there anywhere with an RCC presence

where this worldwide criminal enterprise was not abusing children?

[MineralMan]

3. I'd be willing to bet any sum that no such place exists.

The "Chosen People" feel entitled to do as they please. It is everywhere.