Spain's Catholic bishops on Monday apologized again for sex abuses committed by church members following a report by Spain's Ombudsman that accused the church of widespread negligence. But the bishops dismissed as 'a lie' media interpretations of the official report that...
MADRID — Spain’s Catholic bishops on Monday apologized again for sex abuses committed by church members following a report by Spain’s Ombudsman that accused the church of widespread negligence.
He added that the church would continue working “together on the comprehensive reparation of the victims, on supporting them and deepening the path to their protection and, above all, the prevention of abuse.” The report acknowledged that the church had taken steps to address both abuse by priests and efforts to cover up the scandal, but said they were not enough.
Omella said the media's extrapolation of the survey results “does not correspond to the truth." The church maintained that going by the survey's figures, some 4 million Spaniards, or 11.7 % of the adult population, may have been abused as minors in all, a figure it considered to be “barbaric”, suggesting it was not credible.
A Madrid-based law firm is conducting a parallel inquiry ordered by the bishops’ conference. Its findings are expected to be released later this year.
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