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In all of 2012, there were exactly six credible abuse allegations made against Catholic priests by current minors in all of 2012 (out of some 40,000 active priests), and the “fewest allegations and victims” ever were tabulated since statistics began to be compiled.
In fact, in a body of 77 million people, contemporaneous accusations of abuse against Catholic clergy in the United States are extremely rare, recently averaging 8 allegations merely deemed “credible” each year.
Yet a new group being trumpeted by the New York Times, “Catholic Whistleblowers,” is trying to dupe the public into believing that abuse is somehow still rampant in the Church today.
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