The Spanish bishops, who do not investigate the abuse of minors, see "lack of rigor" in the report delivered to the Pope
They have systematically refused to investigate the abuses of minors committed in the Spanish Church, and when an outside institution, in this case, El País, does so, and gets the Pope himself to order an investigation, they criticize it. The Spanish bishops have asked the newspaper for "greater rigor" in its "accusations", whose content, "of a very disparate nature, makes it difficult to draw conclusions that can be used for a possible investigation."
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In a note sent by WhatsApp to some media, the Episcopal Conference admits that "all the initiatives of institutions and media that help end the scourge of sexual abuse committed against minors or vulnerable people in the Church or in society are, in principle, a good collaboration. "
However, that of El País is not, because "the name of the accused is missing, the years in which the abuses occurred, or it refers to deceased persons." Dead, the possible perpetrators, not the survivors of abuse, in a 385-page dossier, delivered to Bergoglio on December 2. The newspaper added yesterday its intention to make all the data available to the investigation ordered by Doctrina de la Fe, whenever possible under the Data Protection Law. The same, on the other hand, that the bishops argue for not making their own data public, if they have it.
"It is necessary that the same information is also delivered to the offices of protection of minors and prevention of abuse that are in the dioceses and religious congregations to be able to carry out the investigation that was appropriate based on the information received," adds the note , which avoids wondering why victims prefer to contact the media before with ecclesiastical institutions, which for years have been silent for an answer.
"The Church insists on the importance of denouncing abuses and encourages all victims to present their complaints in the legal, canonical or social institutions that best suit their will," the note concludes.
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