Wykorzystywanie seksualne dzieci przez duchownych katolickich w Europie. Przegląd oficjalnych raportów i wniosków dla władz państwowych
Child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Europe. A review of official reports and takeaways for state authorities

Summary/Abstract: The spread of child sexual abuse around the globe is one of the most devastating problems in contemporary world. The scope of the issue is not only severe in its deep and long-lasting effects on children and their families, but also in many cases it remains hidden: it is one of the least reported crimes in society. The fact that quite often it is out the radar of authorities makes the plague more evasive to understand and difficult to fight. So far, no European government has conducted a scientific investigation on the scope of sexual abuse as the basic tool to tackle the issue and its most frequent causes. The only institutions that have commissioned such reports are three Catholic episcopal conferences in the continent. Its findings are summarised in this article, to infer takeaways useful for state authorities to confront and defeat the mentioned problem.

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