Published
An independent commission looking into the sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church says it had documented cases pointing to at least 4,815 victims.
Set up by the Portuguese Episcopal Conference to examine abuse in recent decades, the commission added this was the tip of the iceberg.
Presenting the report, the commission's president, child psychiatrist Pedro Strecht, described its objective as "giving voice to the silence" of victims.
He paid tribute to the hundreds who contacted its staff to provide testimony.
"They have a voice; they have a name," he said.
Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
#Portugal #BBCNews
Set up by the Portuguese Episcopal Conference to examine abuse in recent decades, the commission added this was the tip of the iceberg.
Presenting the report, the commission's president, child psychiatrist Pedro Strecht, described its objective as "giving voice to the silence" of victims.
He paid tribute to the hundreds who contacted its staff to provide testimony.
"They have a voice; they have a name," he said.
Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
#Portugal #BBCNews
Sign in or sign up to post comments.
Be the first to comment
Up Next
Autoplay
-
04:12
Abuse in NZ Catholic Church Revealed — Survivor Speaks Out
-
19:45
How the Catholic Church Shielded $2 Billion to Limit Abuse Payouts
-
01:11
Victims of church abuse march to Rome
-
02:09
Church abuse response overshadows Pope’s visit to Portugal | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
-
01:50
Pope Francis denounces "evil" of sexual abuse of minors by members of Catholic Church
-
02:16
Pope meets with Portugal church abuse survivors amid tensions | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
-
02:37
Catholic Church denied appeal in Mount Cashel orphanage abuse case
-
07:17
Child Labour Victims Often Face Other Forms Of Abuse Including Sexual Abuse And Rape: Experts
-
02:13
Spain's Catholic Church apologizes for sexual abuse
-
02:28
More than 4,000 children abused by Portugal’s Catholic Church: Report
-
01:49
Pope Francis apologises for Catholic Church's role in Canadian indigenous school abuse
-
04:05
Football's governing bodies accused of failing to protect sexual abuse victims in Gabon - BBC News
-
02:24
Pope Frances apologizes for Catholic Church's abuse of Indigenous Canadians | DW News
-
02:58
Pope Francis sorry for role of Catholic Church in ‘evil’ abuse at Canada schools – BBC News
-
02:20
Bolivia's Catholic Church says it was 'deaf' to abuse
-
05:07
France's Catholic church and its 300,000 victims of abuse | Focus on Europe
-
11:32
The ‘forgotten victims’ of child sexual abuse
-
01:52
Spain's Catholic Church reveals wide abuse claims
-
08:47
"They knew": Victims of sexual abuse by Ontario youth leader sue Anglican Church
-
06:08
What a landmark report says about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church
-
02:05
Catholic Church ordered to pay $104M to abuse victims in Newfoundland
-
03:36
Sexual abuse on Kenyan tea farms uncovered - BBC News
Loading...