The Catholic Church has a documented historical pattern of child abuse spanning centuries
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Multiple historical and empirical studies document a long-standing pattern of child sexual abuse and institutional concealment within the Catholic Church spanning centuries.
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Why the Focus of Clerical Child Sexual Abuse has Largely Remained on the Catholic Church amongst Other Non-Catholic Christian Denominations and Religions
2019 · cited by 31
Paper [0] discusses the historical and structural focus on clerical child sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church.
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The Roman Catholic Church: A Centuries Old History of Awareness of Clerical Child Sexual Abuse (from the First to the 19th Century)
2018 · cited by 12
Paper [2] traces the historical roots and documentation of clerical child sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church across centuries.
Child Sexual Abuse within the Catholic Church in Spain: A Descriptive Analysis of its Characteristics and Long-Term Impact
2024 · cited by 8
Paper [3] documents recent empirical findings of child sexual abuse and institutional cover-ups within the Catholic Church in Spain.
From percentages to narratives: Giving silence a voice in child sexual abuse within the Portuguese Catholic Church, 1950-2022.
2024 · cited by 3
Paper [8] provides empirical data on child sexual abuse cases spanning decades within the Portuguese Catholic Church.
Clerical Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church in Spain: A Contemporary or Historical Phenomenon?
2022 · cited by 2
Paper [9] establishes that widespread clerical child abuse and subsequent cover-ups in Spain have historical roots extending back to the sixteenth century.