{"id":54441,"date":"2025-07-18T13:26:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=54441"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:21:10","slug":"catholic-church-abuse-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/catholic-church-abuse-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexueller Missbrauch in der katholischen Kirche: Die Zahlen aus den Untersuchungen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Between 2.5% and 7% of Catholic clergy were accused of abusing children, or estimated to have done so, in official inquiries in four countries, and two inquiries call their counts a minimum. France&#039;s commission estimated 216,000 child victims of clergy and religious in 1950&ndash;2020. US dioceses had 1,070 new allegations in the year to June 2025, mostly about old abuse. If you were abused, it was not your fault, and you can report it to the police. If a child\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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