LONDON (ENGLAND)
The Tablet
February 1, 2019
By Rose Gamble
The sexual abuse of nuns by priests and the resulting “scandal” of religious sisters having abortions or giving birth to children not recognised by their fathers has been condemned in an article in the Vatican’s women’s magazine, published on Friday (1 February).
The February issue of “Women Church World,” distributed alongside the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, says that religious sisters for years have not reported offences against them by priests for fear of retaliation.
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