UNITED STATES
Christian Post
By Michael Gryboski , Christian Post Reporter
May 10, 2013
Reported cases of priest abuse from last year have been the lowest since 2004, according to an annual compliance audit of Roman Catholic Church dioceses in the United States.
In 2012, there were six credible cases of abuse found of 34 claims, with 15 of those allegations still under investigation, reported the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA).
The audit itself was performed by StoneBridge Business Partners, a multinational organization founded in 1994, on behalf of CARA.
The audit further found that nearly all of the dioceses who took part in the audit were found in compliance.
Sister Mary Ann Walsh of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops told The Christian Post that the findings “offer hope and inspire confidence in the church’s programs of Safe Environment.”
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