RT reports, an independent commission concluded that since 1950, at least 10,000 children might have been sexually abused in France by Catholic clergy and officials.
https://www.rt.com/news/516999-french-catholic-church-child-abuse/
According to Wikipedia, from 2001 to 2010, the “Holy See” examined sex abuse cases involving approximately 3,000 catholic priests. With allegations coming from piling from the US, Canada, and most of Europe, there appears to be a silence code amongst the clergy. In January of 2021, news reporters stormed out of a press conference after Catholic officials asked for silence child abuse reports.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/catholic-church-child-abuse-germany-b1783350.html
