DEUTSCHLAND
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[An Interview with Harald Dressing, a psychiatrist who is leading an interdisciplinary study of sexual abuse within the German Catholic church.
It is known that the Freiburg diocese paid 736,000 euros to 130 victims. There are 185 documented victims, including children in care.
The Speyer diocese has reported 53 cases of sexual abuse. In 33 cases, the victims have received material benefits and 15 cases were closed without resolution and four are still in process. Overall, the diocese so far has paid 223,000 euros.
In the Mainz diocese, 277,000 have been paid. Forty-two victims submitted applications and three were rejected. Two applications are still being examined.]
MANNHEIM. Vor fünf Jahren kam der sexuelle Missbrauch in der katholischen Kirche ans Licht. Der Mannheimer Psychiater Harald Dreßing leitet die interdisziplinäre Studie, die die Kirche in Auftrag gegeben hat: “Wir sind völlig unabhängig”, sagt er, das stehe so im Vertrag. Die Studie läuft seit einem halben Jahr, Ergebnisse sollen Ende 2017 vorliegen.
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Harald Dreßing: Unsere Aufgabe besteht unter anderem darin zu beschreiben, wie die Akten in den Bistümern geführt werden, wie groß das Ausmaß des Missbrauchs ist, aber auch wie das Thema Sexualität in der Priesterausbildung verankert ist.
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