# Catholic church/priest scandal

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-priest-scandal/120943>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 26, 2002, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-priest-scandal/120943 "2002-07-26T15:03:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2002, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-priest-scandal/120943/1 "2002-07-26T15:03:53Z")

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Is this happening only in the U.S., or are there cases anywhere else in the world?

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**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2002, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-priest-scandal/120943/2 "2002-07-26T18:59:34Z")

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Some, I think. Not so many.

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**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2002, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-priest-scandal/120943/3 "2002-07-26T19:42:56Z")

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In Canada, there is a major scandal involving both the RCC and Anglican Church (they used to lock up the Indian kids in residential “schools” - much abuse followed.

Also, nasty stuff in Africa.

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**Author:** ![JS\_Princeton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@JS\_Princeton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JS_Princeton)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-priest-scandal/120943/4 "2002-07-27T18:08:20Z")

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[In Australia](http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/06/03/world/main510854.shtml)

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**Author:** ![JS\_Princeton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@JS\_Princeton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JS_Princeton)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-priest-scandal/120943/5 "2002-07-27T18:12:45Z")

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[In Ireland](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1929761.stm)

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**Author:** ![JS\_Princeton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@JS\_Princeton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JS_Princeton)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-priest-scandal/120943/6 "2002-07-27T18:13:53Z")

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[In Austria](http://www.skeptictank.org/poelten2.htm)

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**Author:** ![JS\_Princeton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@JS\_Princeton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JS_Princeton)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-priest-scandal/120943/7 "2002-07-27T18:18:33Z")

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[In Germany](http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/world/3712278.htm)… okay you get the idea. Yes it’s pretty ubiquitous…

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**Author:** ![mandielise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@mandielise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandielise)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-priest-scandal/120943/8 "2002-07-28T05:34:42Z")

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this is sort of a hijack, (mods, take it off if you see fit), but are there any catholics here who decided to quit the church because of the scandals?