Roman Catholic Church leaders in Bolivia said on Wednesday the institution had been “deaf” to sexual abuse in Church-run schools and said they were taking action after a series of accusations in recent weeks led to protests and a legal investigation. The accusations were sparked by the publication in Spanish newspaper El Pais in April of the diary of a late Jesuit priest, which contained multiple confessions of sexual abuse of children in the schools he ran in Bolivia. It alleged Church officials knew about the abuse but did nothing. Since April, some 200 people have come forward to say they suffered abuse in religious-run schools in the country. The country’s attorney general is also investigating the multiple accusations of abuse.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald May 25, 2023 16:25 UTC