Abuse scandal in the church: shocking revelations from South Africa
Abuse scandal in the church: shocking revelations from South Africa
A new report on the Catholic Church in Germany reveals serious allegations of sexual abuse. In the article by Tagesschau, the case of the priest Josef Ludwig Zottmann is illuminated that five girls are misused. The case dates to 1969 when an arrest warrant against Zottmann was issued. He then fled to Brazil, where he worked as a pastor until the 1980s.
High -ranking church representatives in Germany and Brazil are said to have been informed about the allegations, but have not cooperated with the authorities. In addition, a document from the Archive of the Diocese of Eichstätt shows that Zottmann was secretly financed by disguising his salary as a "mission donation". Peter Grimm works the Zottmann case for the independent processing commission of the diocese.
further abuse cases and hidden practices
Another priest, Dieter Scholz, was used as a missionary despite existing allegations of abuse in Bolivia before returning to Germany after five years. There were allegations of abuse again. The Archdiocese of Bamberg expressed a lack of understanding that no law enforcement was initiated in these cases. Several cases of priests with such a history that worked abroad are now known.
The diocese of Trier examines similar cases, including those of a priest who worked in Eastern Europe in the late 1990s and against whom criminal proceedings were pending for sexual abuse. The processing expert Bettina Janssen, however, found evidence of hidden practices to support accused priests. Eichstätter Bishop Gregor Maria Hanke described these practices as scandalous and asked those affected to report.
In addition, there are other important reports on sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church in Germany. Loud Wikipedia were several in the 1980s and 1990s years Abuse cases known, with a pastor being convicted of this allegations. In 2002 there was a search for the rectory, in which a large amount of child pornography was confiscated.
In summary, these reports show the urgency and necessity of a comprehensive review of the abuse incidents in the Catholic Church, which should result in far -reaching consequences and reforms.-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien
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