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Security & Strategic Review - September 2018 (ISSN 1741-4202)

Chile: Catholic Church abuse cases triple

These are not good times for the Chilean Catholic Church. Traditionally a powerful and influential force in a socially conservative society, the Church has been deeply shaken by a rapidly expanding sexual abuse scandal. According to the prosecutor’s office the number of cases of sexual abuse involving Catholic Church officials tripled from 37 at the end of July to 119 by the end of August.

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