Catholic Church Scandal
The Catholic Church is one of the most recognized and practiced religions with an estimated “1.2 billion Roman Catholics in the world (BBC). There is strict order in the way the church is organized it is a diocese. The bishop overlooks local parishes that are spread out around the world. With a priest within those sanctuaries overlooking the church and to spread the word of god and help those in need. However, there is another side that many are afraid to speak about in society, the scandal that has been surrounded by breaking news stories and that the cover-ups of sexual misconduct within the Catholic Church diocese. In Boston there is a team of reporters who began to research the scandal of approximately 12 Boston priests, who were molesting
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Many advocates want change in how the Church and lawmakers deal with these cases in states. Zoll claims that the history of these cases date back to the 1950’s, but it wasn’t until 1980 when a case went public about a pedophile priest in Lafayette, Louisiana. Although scandals begin to surface about a number of priests it wasn’t until 20 years later, the Boston globe had a breakthrough when the reporters persuaded a judge to release private documents of the archdiocese in Boston. Once the files were released to the public, there was an outcry, the truth about the cover-ups were finally being heard. This undeniable veracity shed new light on how Bishops would look the other way and keep priest that had previous history in molesting children, to only transfer them to different parishes, causing a stir within the police force and parents within the Boston area. This caused the diocese to take inventory of how abuse cases were handled and the aftermath of the victims spanning decade’s prior. Since 2002 Zoll mentions that the bishops have spent “tens of millions on child safety”(Zoll), and the immediate removal from any subject that breaks the boundaries of child safety. Background checks have been mandatory on any priest, volunteer, teacher, or whoever is working within the diocese organizations. Since the 1950’s to this date it is estimated that “6,500 clergy have been accused of abuse”(Zoll), over “17,000”(Zoll) in the U.S alone people have fallen victims to this abuse throughout this ordeal. This number does not include other countries that have also faced the same abuse under the Catholic
Many advocates want change in how the Church and lawmakers deal with these cases in states. Zoll claims that the history of these cases date back to the 1950’s, but it wasn’t until 1980 when a case went public about a pedophile priest in Lafayette, Louisiana. Although scandals begin to surface about a number of priests it wasn’t until 20 years later, the Boston globe had a breakthrough when the reporters persuaded a judge to release private documents of the archdiocese in Boston. Once the files were released to the public, there was an outcry, the truth about the cover-ups were finally being heard. This undeniable veracity shed new light on how Bishops would look the other way and keep priest that had previous history in molesting children, to only transfer them to different parishes, causing a stir within the police force and parents within the Boston area. This caused the diocese to take inventory of how abuse cases were handled and the aftermath of the victims spanning decade’s prior. Since 2002 Zoll mentions that the bishops have spent “tens of millions on child safety”(Zoll), and the immediate removal from any subject that breaks the boundaries of child safety. Background checks have been mandatory on any priest, volunteer, teacher, or whoever is working within the diocese organizations. Since the 1950’s to this date it is estimated that “6,500 clergy have been accused of abuse”(Zoll), over “17,000”(Zoll) in the U.S alone people have fallen victims to this abuse throughout this ordeal. This number does not include other countries that have also faced the same abuse under the Catholic