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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It also seems to be a cultural thing as some parts of the world where the Catholic Church is prevalent, have not seen the same abuse scandals.
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What.
Where?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathol...ngle%20diocese.
Everywhere the Catholic Church is, there are sexual abuse scandals. The reporting seems to break open more in countries where there is a solid division of church and state, not an overwhelming majority of catholic population, and a strong press. Naturally places like Mexico, the Philippines, and Nigeria would have far less reporting, more covering up, or just straight up not even registering compared to some other things ongoing in communities there. But they still come up:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2116154.stm
The vatican admitted to over 200 priests doing this and various other things over just a 20 year span in 2002 in the phillippines.
So unless the culture you're referring to is the catholic clergy, then I believe you are mistaken.