**Religious groups and victims’ supporters have been keenly interested in the figure ever since the Roman Catholic sex abuse crisis hit five years ago. The church has revealed that there have been 13,000 credible accusations against Catholic clerics since 1950.
Protestant numbers have been harder to come by and are sketchier because the denominations are less centralized than the Catholic church; indeed, many congregations are independent, which makes reporting even more difficult.**
Does anyone have the magic answer telling us why the Protestant churches do NOT report these sexual abuse cases? Or why the media does not pick up those stories when they do come out??
Inquiring minds would like to know.
Who do you propose that they should report them to? The Catholic Church?
Or why the media does not pick up those stories when they do come out??
Does the name "Ted Haggard" mean anything to you?
I am aware in my life of two incidents one was criminal and was reported to police and the other was not criminal and the pastor in question was removed from the ministry.