First Boston, now Rhode Island, what does this say about the Catholic Church and how priests are trained? This issue is too widespread to be merely a bad actor or two. There may be some good values in some corners of Catholicism, but not enough to justify the continued, rampant sexual abuse of children and the protection of their abusers A shiny apple with a rotten core is still rotten. Never trust a cult to hold their own accountable.
Rhode Island Priests Sexually Abused Hundreds of Children, Report Finds
The report from the state’s attorney general, covering 75 years, faulted the Diocese of Providence for not removing accused priests and not contacting the police enough.
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