More than 4,000 rapes involving priests have been committed in Italy in five years.

According to data from 2020, almost 4.4 thousand people have been victims of violence by Catholic priests in Italy. This was announced on October 24 by the Reuters news agency with reference to the association for the protection of minors from violence Rete L'abuso.

"Rete l'abuso stated that it has documented 1,250 suspected cases of abuse <...>, including 1,106 allegedly committed by priests," the material says.

According to the association's report, most of the victims were minors, and the gender distribution was almost equal. Five nuns, 156 adults and 11 people with disabilities were also among the victims.

According to the agency, of the 1,106 suspected priests, only 76 were subjected to church trials, 17 were suspended, and 18 were defrocked.

The article also says that the Vatican's Commission for the Protection of Children has previously criticized Italian bishops for lack of transparency — only 81 out of 226 dioceses responded to a questionnaire on protection methods. The new Pope Leo demanded that the bishops not hide the accusations of misconduct.

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