Catholic sex abuse scandals uncovered in Africa

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Recent sex abuse scandals that have rocked the Roman Catholic Church in Europe and the Americas seem to be spreading to Africa. Alleged claims that Catholic priests have also abused African children in Kenya and other parts of Africa are now adding to the already damaged image of the Vatican.
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Damning reports accusing senior Catholic clerics of institutional cover-up of sexual abuses are still emerging, as predator priests in Europe and the Americas sent to Africa, allegedly, continued offending whilst dodging prosecution in their home country.
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Last March, the world woke up to a series of sexual abuse reports, which lay blame on the Catholic hierarchy and the Pope for not acting quickly enough to sack priests found wanting or report them to the police for sexually abusing children.
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I’m guessing the recent announcement from the Pope about the reforms that are going to be introduced worldwide, the zero tolerance policy etc. are going to be also in Africa.
 
At this point, sadly, news of sexual abuse scandals in Africa seems run of the mill.
 
News24, an online South Africa news source, quotes a former clergyman from Burkina Faso, Felix Koffi Ametepe as saying: “When I was in the church, I happened to discover some suspected cases of abuse, especially by foreign clergy. There’s a certain tolerance among African Catholic communities regarding priests who visit women. Even if people very well know that the priest has a child, or that he has ongoing relations with a woman, no one does anything about it.”
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And, one queries as to steps this former clergyman undertook to confront the situation. He is just as blameworthy as the rest when “no one does anything about it”.
 
Gee, look at the thread title.

No agenda present at all!
 
I wonder how many abusive priests from Ireland were shipped off to Africa. The disgrace must stop.
 
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