French report that about 3000 clerics were sexually abusing their children

Studies show that about 3,000 of the clergy who were active in the French Catholic Church were sexually assaulting their children. Of the 3000 reported, two-thirds are believed to be priests.

French Catholic Church had an estimated 3,000 paedophiles since 1950s --commission head | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-catholic-church-had-estimated-3000-paedophiles-since-1950s-commission-2021-10-03/

3,000 paedophiles in French Catholic church since 1950s --inquiry head | France | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/03/since-1950-some-3000-paedophiles-operated-in-french-catholic-church

Child abuse by clerics has long been a problem in France. For example, Priest Bernard Planato was sentenced to five years in prison in 2020 for sexually abusing a boy between the ages of 1971 and 1991. It is said that the situation was publicized in the church in 1991, but after that, Priest Prainato was no longer involved with Boy Scouts , but remained in the parish until the scandal became known to the public in 2015. He continued to preach to the children. For this reason, the concealment constitution of the church has also become a problem.

In France, a decree that bishops are directly responsible for sexual abuse and its concealment came into force in 2019, requiring clerics to report problems and allowing anyone to report complaints directly to the Vatican. I did. The Independent Investigation Commission then began investigating sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church. After two and a half years of research, it is estimated that since 1950, 2900-3200 of the 115,000 priests and church officials have been involved in sex crimes against children. Two-thirds of the priests were priests.

The official 2500-page report will be published on October 5, 2021, but prior to the publication of the report, Jean-Marc Sauvé, chairman of the Independent Investigation Commission, said the French weekly newspaper Journal. The outline was revealed in an interview with du Dimanche, and the number of 2900 to 3200 is a 'minimum estimate'. In addition, it seems that legal experts, doctors, historians, sociologists, theologians, etc. were involved in the investigation.

Child abuse by clergy has been reported not only in France, but also in the United States and the United Kingdom. In 2020, a priest who wrapped his child in bubble wrap was sentenced to imprisonment in the United States.

Father sentenced to 60 days in prison for wrapping a child in bubble wrap for packing --GIGAZINE