"This is such a large part of a nun's reality — that you have to be available to priests," she says. As top bishops from around the world gather at the Vatican for a summit on preventing sexual abuse of minors by clergy, victims of abuse have poured into Rome, too. Among them are many women like Wagner, here to draw attention to the abuse of nuns. "With the sexual abuse of children there is no doubt it's a crime, but with sexual assault of nuns you have to prove that they didn't consent," says Scaraffia. Unless the power structure changes, there will never be an appropriate dealing with children sexual assault either," she says.

Source: CBC News February 23, 2019 09:00 UTC