The French Catholic clergy is going viral after a new report from investigators revealed the most awful findings of all time.
According to media reports, the clergy possibly abused at least 10,000 minors as well as other vulnerable people, since the year 1950. The shocking news came to light after the independent investigation was set up by the French church recently.
The well-reputed CIASE or Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church estimates that the numbers could possibly increase as this was the minimal amount set up. The statement was released publicly on Monday.
Moreover, the commission also claimed how it received a jaw-dropping average of about 6,500 testimonies which related to about 3000 different victims.
Moreover, the CIASE president, Jean-Marc Sauve also revealed how it is still under investigation at this stage regarding what percentage of the victims had actually testified in front of the commission and that means the values could greatly differ.
“It’s very possible that the number of victims involved could go above and beyond the 10,000 minimal setups. The work is still in progress, and the survey relating to the general population is what makes it possible to specify the exact number too.
This commission was reportedly set up in the year 2018 when an array of abuse scandals relating to the French church came to light. And that is why the hierarchy at the French Catholic Church, alongside some religious institutes, found it necessary to take steps to find out what the matter really was.
While the commission is being financed by the French Catholic Bishops conference, their members are not paid, neither do they receive any form of instructions from the French Church either.
Now, critics explain how the final report is due in the fall of this year. And till then, it’s all eyes on the commission to bring justice to light on one of the most controversial cases in French history.