Bishop of Beja confirms a total of nine cases of sexual abuse, one on trial
Cases between 2001 and 2020
Cases between 2001 and 2020
Yesterday, there was a meeting of the Permanent Council of the Portuguese Episcopal Conference
Prelate admitted to having failed in the statements he gave to SIC, last week, on the subject of sexual abuse in the Church
For the President of the Republic, the first immediate measure is "not to take more time on everything that cannot be wasted"
Those who abuse children "have to go to psychiatry because they are sick", considered Manuela Eanes
The Church is called to "assume responsibility", said the Algarve bishop
On Thursday, a letter signed by hundreds of Catholics called for short-term measures, including that "cover-up" bishops, if any, withdraw from office.
The arrest was made by the PJ's Southern Directorate
Totaling 1.265, in a database with almost 6.500 pedophiles, according to the Ministry of Justice
The request comes "taking into account the impact that recent news about child sexual abuse has on victims of this form of abuse"
Dioceses of Beja and Setúbal did not respond to requests for an interview with the bishops or who replaced them at the time