Legion of Christ finds 33 priests, 71 seminarian sex abusers

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US Jesuits did it already almost a year ago.


So did one province of Franciscan Friars and also the Congregation of the Holy Cross that founded Notre Dame University.


Here’s a province of Capuchins who did the same.


In short, all the religious orders seem to be doing same as the dioceses and this is nothing new under the sun.
In US by the time the orders make up their lists, some of the accused have likely already popped up on bishop-accountability website, like if they were sent to teach in some diocesan school or help at a parish and were credibly accused of abuse there.
 
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Do orders have a higher rate of abuse than diocesan clergy?
 
Given that there are hundreds of orders out there, and they don’t all do the same thing, I would guess that the rates likely vary.

A large order that is involved with running elementary schools seems more likely to have a higher rate of abuse going on than an order consisting of a dozen hermits who pray all day in enclosed cells and do not go out into the world.
 
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