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At Least 2 Million Adult Canadians (8%) Personally Know Someone Sexually Assaulted by a Roman Catholic Priest

8% of Roman Catholics Aware of a Priest in their Parish or Neighbourhood Charged with Sexual Assault
Majority (58%) of Canadians, Catholics (54%) Believe Allegations Pope Benedict Perpetuated Climate of Silence True, Not Petty Gossip or Propaganda

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Toronto, ON – An astonishing one in ten (8% of Canadians, 7% of Roman Catholics) Canadians aged 18 or older, representing roughly 2 million adults, indicate that they are personally aware of someone among their family, friends or acquaintances who has been sexually assaulted by a Roman Catholic priest, according to a new Ipsos...

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