Virtually everyone knows that thousands of priests and other male clergy have sexually violated tens or perhaps even hundreds of thousands of boys and girls. But even now, in 2021, many do NOT know that hundreds or thousands of nuns have also sexually violated kids. Think about it: who has had more access to Catholic children for decades than Catholic sisters,…
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Why Are Abused Boy Scouts Coming Forward Now?
Today’s New York Times reports that more than 82,000 individuals report having been sexually abused in the Boy Scouts. That’s staggering. That’s supposedly more child sex crimes than in the Catholic church (though solid numbers about predators and victims is notoriously hard to come by.) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/15/us/boy-scouts-abuse-claims-bankruptcy.html?searchResultPosition=1 To what can so much abuse – and so many victims stepping forward –…