Friday, June 18, 2004
Int'l fun
The sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the Church in the US over the past two years is not be limited to the US or any international borders, according to a report to be published by the Dallas Morning News this weekend. Between 100 and 200 priests around the world, mainly members of religious orders, were allegedly moved from country to country after being accused of various matters, including allegations of sexual abuse of minors and other criminal activity.
Reporters for the newspaper traveled around the world over the past 18 months to reveal the global nature of the clergy abuse scandal. "The Church is the largest organization in the world, not just the largest religious organization," Dallas Morning News reporter Brooks Egerton told National Public Radio on Friday. "We've globalized this story... focusing on international movement of abusive priests." He said that there are documented cases of priests, accused and in many cases criminally charged, convicted, or having admitted to abuse, who were transferred from one country to another, and in some cases, transferred from country to country to country. "Some are in active ministry today while on the run from law enforcement," Egerton said.
Reporters for the newspaper traveled around the world over the past 18 months to reveal the global nature of the clergy abuse scandal. "The Church is the largest organization in the world, not just the largest religious organization," Dallas Morning News reporter Brooks Egerton told National Public Radio on Friday. "We've globalized this story... focusing on international movement of abusive priests." He said that there are documented cases of priests, accused and in many cases criminally charged, convicted, or having admitted to abuse, who were transferred from one country to another, and in some cases, transferred from country to country to country. "Some are in active ministry today while on the run from law enforcement," Egerton said.
