hinduwoman

apparently Catholic priests are heavily into sexually abusing nuns as well as children.

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/119/story_11961_1.html

A national survey, completed in 1996 but intentionally never publicized, estimates that a "minimum" of 34,000 Catholic nuns, or about 40 percent of all nuns in the United States, have suffered some form of sexual trauma. Some of that sexual abuse, exploitation or harassment has come at the hands of priests and other nuns in the church

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One woman wrote that after a priest fondled one of her breasts during confession, she remained so upset that she did not return to confession for the next 18 years. Another wrote that as a young girl, her uncle, who also was a priest, insisted on touching holy oil to her genital area "to keep me safe while dating." Later, her superiors forced her to attend religious retreats with the same uncle, she said. Still another wrote that a priest-therapist treating her for severe depression encouraged her to become involved in "sexual experimentation." The woman said she later began a relationship with another nun.
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This is not straight sex. Do most perverts end up in the Church?

Speechless

Not even remotely surprising.

Amie

No.

However there are some sickos in there and those perverted ones give the good ones a bad name. sad but true.

seebs

I would like to know what percentage of that trauma is *after* they join, and what percentage of it is *why* they join; it is not unheard of for a sexually traumatized woman to seek solace in a role where she feels safe from this. Need more data.

hinduwoman

Then you have to get your hands on the report itself which is now under the custody of the church.
But the newsitem indicates that this is about nuns after they have joined the orders.

Amos

Of the more than 1,100 surveys returned to the university, .

Thank heaven for mail order surveys.