{"id":54441,"date":"2025-07-18T13:26:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=54441"},"modified":"2025-07-18T13:26:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:26:40","slug":"catholic-church-abuse-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/catholic-church-abuse-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"Abuso Cat\u00f3lico: Factos e Estat\u00edsticas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A Wounded Body: Facing the Truth of Clergy Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church To approach the topic of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is to touch a wound. It is a wound on the Body of Christ, a source of powerful pain, anger, confusion, and betrayal for millions of the faithful around the world. For many, reading about this subject is not an academic exercise; it is a deeply personal and spiritual struggle. It forces us to ask\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\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Wounded Body: Facing the Truth of Clergy Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church To approach the topic of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is to touch a wound. It is a wound on the Body of Christ, a source of powerful pain, anger, confusion, and betrayal for millions of the faithful around the world. For many, reading about this subject is not an academic exercise; it is a deeply personal and spiritual struggle. It forces us to ask\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":99498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[541],"tags":[],"series":[217],"class_list":["post-54441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts-stats","series-catholicism-demystified"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75101,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/bishop-cozzens-after-annunciation-shooting-gods-answer-to-evil-is-the-cross\/","url_meta":{"origin":54441,"position":0},"title":"Bishop Cozzens after Annunciation shooting: \u2018God\u2019s answer to evil is the cross\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Fevereiro 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Bishop Andrew Cozzens, seen here in 2024, spoke this week in Minnesota on how to heal and to bring grief before God. | Credit: Diego L\u00f3pez Marina\/ACI Prensa Jan 14, 2026 \/ 09:21 am (CNA). 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