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Catholic Church to examine sexual abuse allegations

Tuesday, 5 April 2022 06:30

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The Catholic Church in Switzerland has agreed to open up its secret archives to an independent commission investigating alleged sexual abuse.


The Bishop of Chur, Joseph Maria Bonnemain, speaking at a press conference in Lausanne yesterday says ‘it’s only fair to uncover the crimes of the past’. 

The Church has agreed to have no influence on the work of the commission – which will be a six-person body led by the Swiss History Society with the University of Zurich. 

Their work will start in May and it will report in the autumn of next year. 

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