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February 13, 2019

Only a matter of time: Abuse allegations from Asia make some worry that more to follow

A boy attends Mass with his family at the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul in Singapore April 2, 2010. "The scandals abroad are a wake-up call for us, as the Catholic Church in Singapore has not been spared allegations of child abuse," Singapore Archbishop William Goh said.
BANGKOK – Recent credible sexual abuse allegations in India and East Timor have underscored the fears of many in the church that clerical sex abuse is rife in South, Southeast and North Asia, which have a collective population of at least 120 million Catholics.
Published in International