{"id":4601,"date":"2019-12-10T16:05:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T16:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/?p=4601"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:26:43","slug":"the-relationship-between-celibacy-and-child-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/en\/firmas\/la-relacion-entre-el-celibato-y-los-abusos-de-menores\/","title":{"rendered":"The relationship between celibacy and child abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are cases that have reportedly occurred over the last 50 years concerning the delicta graviora<\/a>:<\/em> one of the most serious crimes that can be committed in the Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A serious ecclesial crisis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

6,000 cases is a lot, an excessive number that shames us as Christians and particularly as priests<\/a>. But if we compare these numbers with those offered by state institutions, the cases of pedophile priests would be less than 3% of those reported to civil authorities. It should also be considered that the number of priests worldwide is around 466,000 (diocesan and religious) in addition to deacons and bishops.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the one hand, such statistical data, simple and to a certain extent incorrect, since no state or ecclesiastical institution has conclusive statistical data, do not allow us to sustain certain statements aimed at provoking social panic and discrediting the Church, unjustly stigmatizing the social group of the clergy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last two decades, we have...<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Se trata de casos que habr\u00edan sucedido en los \u00faltimos 50 a\u00f1os referentes a los delicta graviora: uno de los delitos m\u00e1s graves que pueden cometerse en la Iglesia. Una grave crisis eclesial 6.000 casos son muchos, un n\u00famero excesivo que nos averg\u00fcenza como cristianos y particularmente como sacerdotes. Pero si comparamos estos n\u00fameros con […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-firmas","category-tribuna"],"yoast_head":"\nLa relaci\u00f3n entre el celibato y los abusos de menores<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"De 2001 a 2019, la Congregaci\u00f3n para la Doctrina de la Fe ha tratado unos 6.000 casos de abusos sexuales de menores cometidos por cl\u00e9rigos.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/en\/signatures\/the-relationship-between-celibacy-and-child-abuse\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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