The Portuguese Catholic Church has unanimously agreed to pay compensation to victims of child abuse. The country's Bishops Conference will set up a fund with contributions from all the Portuguese dioceses to meet the eventual payments. More than 4,800 people may have been victims of child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church, according to the Independent Committee for the Study of Child Abuse in the Catholic Church.
MADRID — The Portuguese Catholic Church said Thursday it has unanimously agreed to pay some form of compensation to victims of
“In communion with the suffering of the victims, the Portuguese Bishops reaffirm their total commitment to do everything in their power to make reparations, and express their hope that this process of welcoming, accompanying and preventing will be a contribution to the actions of society,” the Bishops’ Conference said.
Portuguese Catholic Church Compensation Victims Child Abuse Bishops Conference Fund Dioceses Independent Committee Child Sex Abuse
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