PARIS — A major report released Tuesday said French Catholic clerics had abused more than 200,000 minors over the past 70 years, a systemic trauma that the inquiry's leader described as deep and "cruel."
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Catholic clergy in France likely abused more than 200,000 minors, independent commission estimates
By Rick Noack
and October 6, 2021 at 4:29 a.m. EDT