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Posted by David Clohessy on May 16, 2012
Despite a decade of vigorous public relations, a new survey shows that most Catholics don’t believe their bishops are “reforming” how they deal with clergy sex crimes and cover ups.
In what must be sobering news for the Catholic hierarchy, the survey, conducted by US Catholic magazine of its readers, finds that
— only one third say Catholic parishes and schools are now safer for children,
— almost 60 % say church leaders have “done the bare minimum and should be doing much more,”
— barely half of the respondents say bishops are less likely to cover up abuse cases today than in the past
— 76% believe that “those who should get credit for the church’s reform after the sex abuse crisis include “victim advocacy groups, such as SNAP” and
— 44% say they were abused or know someone who was abused by a priest.
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