
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
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
There is no one who, now, believes that any decision will be taken on this issue, because there was no willingness to change
On Thursday, a letter signed by hundreds of Catholics called for short-term measures, including that "cover-up" bishops, if any, withdraw from office.
Another dimension addressed by the Bishop of the Algarve in this message is related to the need to help the “most needy”
Dioceses of Beja and Setúbal did not respond to requests for an interview with the bishops or who replaced them at the time
Sul Informação had access to the report of the Independent Commission for the Study of Sexual Abuse of Children in the Catholic Church
25 cases were sent by the Commission to the Public Ministry