Survey on U.S. abuse show 66% disapprove of Church handling
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A just-released survey found increasing numbers of American Catholics say sex abuse is a major problem for the Church that needs to be addressed, more than a similar survey showed a month earlier.
But Catholics also indicated the scandal had not affected their faith.
The new survey found that 71 per cent of Catholics said the sex abuse issue is a "major problem that demands immediate attention," up from 48 per cent the month before who said they felt the same way.
Also, 71 per cent termed the ongoing sex abuse scandals a "crisis" for the Church, while 66 per cent disapproved of how the Church had handled the clergy sex abuse problem.
In the poll, conducted jointly by [US] ABC News, the Washington Post and Beliefnet.com, 70 per cent said they were either angry or dissatisfied with how the Church was handling the situation; 36 per cent said they were "angry" and 34 per cent said they were "dissatisfied but not angry."
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A: Guidelines for handling child-abuse clergy; Feb 19 2002. B: Fathers would make the best "Fathers"; how to select minsters; Mar 4 02 G: Boston R.C. Diocese reports 87 clergy The Record, Perth, Western Australia, Feb 21 02 I: Father Kelly's escape to Belgium stymied The West Australian Feb 28 02 E: Governor-General says sorry to abused woman The West Australian Mar 2 02 F: Paying for sins of the fathers $1000m plus The Weekend Australian Mar 2-3 02 @ Parishioners support, but Florida has two sex-abuse bishops in a row, Boston $15 to $30 m extra for Father Geoghan abuse The Record Mar 21 02 @: Polish archbishop sneaking through tunnel to dormitory The West Australian Mar 30 02 |
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@: U.S. priest abuse, abortion woman gets $2m payout The West Australian Wednesday Apr 3 02 @: Bishop resigns over Irish boy-sex cleric The West Australian Wednesday Apr 3 02 @: Scandal lawyer busy on 3 continents The West Australian Wednesday Apr 3 02 @: Celibacy and Paedophilia, Rights Question James E. Biechler U.S.A. copied April 10 2002 @: Vatican named in U.S. lawsuit & lawyer handles hundreds of cases & alleges moving abusers is Church policy to avoid liability; The Record Apr 11 02 @: Anger as priest faces sex counts -- Van Klooster supporters hinder media The West Australian Apr 16 02 @: Pope to 'carpet' U.S. cardinals on sex abuse & Cardinal Law knowingly transferred offenders & 450 more claimants The West Australian Apr 17 02 |
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