Church leaders to meet to discuss child abuse by priests

The Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE) has convened an Extraordinary Plenary Assembly for today, Monday, in which it will analyse the report of the Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo, on abuses in the Catholic Church, and the request from the office Cremades & Calvo Sotelo to expand the delivery time of the audit commissioned by the prelates.

In this way, the meeting, which the bishops will attend in person or online, will focus on sexual abuse committed by members of the Church, and will have two points on the agenda.

Firstly, the study and assessment of the report presented by the Ombudsman this Friday in Parliament. Secondly, the study of the request from the Cremades & Calvo Sotelo Firm to extend the delivery time for the work it has been carrying out on behalf of the Episcopal Conference.

The report stated that 0.6% of the Spanish population, 236,000 people, have suffered sexual abuse by priests or religious people, according to the Ombudsman.

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