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Portuguese Catholic Church announces it will compensate victims of sex abuse

A Church-funded Portuguese commission found 4,815 minors abused by clergy, with at least 100 active priests being suspected of child sexual abuse.
Portugal's Catholic Church will compensate victims on a case-by-case basis and has approved financial compensation for those affected.
Compensation will be awarded to abuse victims, even if the offending priest has died, funded by contributions from all dioceses in Portugal.

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1 month ago·United Kingdom

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Portugal's Catholic Church To Compensate Victims Of Child Sexual Abuse

Portugal's Catholic Church said on Thursday it will financially compensate victims of child sexual abuse within the Church, setting the amounts to be paid on a case-by-case basis, an approach survivors' groups have criticised.

1 month ago·New Delhi, India

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Portuguese Catholic Church announces it will compensate victims of sex abuse - Seymour Tribune

The Portuguese Catholic Church said Thursday it has unanimously agreed to pay some form of compensation to victims of sex abuse by clergy.

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Portuguese Catholic Church announces it will compensate victims of sex abuse

The Portuguese Catholic Church said Thursday it has unanimously agreed to pay some form of compensation to victims of sex abuse by clergy.

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Portuguese Catholic Church announces it will compensate victims of sex abuse

The Portuguese Catholic Church says it will pay some form of compensation to victims of sex abuse by clergy

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Portuguese Catholic Church announces it will compensate victims of sex abuse

MADRID (AP) — The Portuguese Catholic Church says it will pay some form of compensation to victims of sex abuse by clergy. The country’s Bishops Conference said Thursday the church will set up a fund with contributions from all dioceses to meet the eventual payments. A 2023 report said more than 4,800 people may have been victims of child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church. More than 500 alleged victims have come forward with their stor…

1 month ago·Panama City, United States

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