A nearly 500-page report released Wednesday by the Maryland Attorney General’s Office names 146 priests, deacons, monsignors, laypersons, brothers, and one sister who physically and/or sexually abused children in their care. The authors of the report called the abuse “astonishing,” and lay blame for its widespread continuance and cover-up squarely on the Catholic Church’s hierarchy. “This Catholic Church has a habit of underreporting the number of priests and are not changing the way they do their work.”Baltimore’s archbishop, the Most Rev. Maryland clergy sexual abuse: AG report into Archdiocese of Baltimore alleges 156 Catholic clergy members and others abused more than 600 children – CNN https://t.co/RFwLcqv7WT — S.E. 🦗 — Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) April 5, 2023 As LGBTQ+ people, transgender people, and drag queens/kings are constantly referred to as “groomers” and even “pedophiles” – new report shows: Over 600 children abused under the intentionally closed eyes of the Catholic Archdiocese in Baltimore.

Source: CNN April 07, 2023 03:51 UTC