Celibacy to blame for Catholic child sex abuse: Study
A study has claimed that mandatory celibacy and a culture of secrecy are the "major factor(s) for child sexual abuse" within the Catholic Church. The five-year study looked at the findings of royal commissions and other inquiries from Australia, Ireland, the UK, and Canada since 1985. The patriarchal nature of Catholic institutions led the abuses to go unchallenged, it claimed.