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A total of 113 religious have been studied in Chile over the past 15 years for badual abuse cases, according to information published today by the Chilean newspaper La Tercera, a figure that has increased in recent weeks with each case that the famous priest Oscar Muñoz was placed in preventive detention by a court of the city of Rancagua AFP
A total of 113 religious were the object of 39, an investigation in Chile.
in the last 15 years for reports of badual abuse cases, according to information published today by the Chilean newspaper La Tercera, a number that has increased in recent weeks with each case that comes to light
The crisis in the Chilean Catholic Church continues to worsen and with some regularity lately, new complaints against priests or members of the Church with different accusations, including 4 bishops, according to the list compiled by the local media.
This information, which this Saturday echoes all the press of the southern country, pointed out that in addition to the four high ecclesiastical offices, there are also 95 priests, 1 deacon, 2 consecrated men, 1 seminarian, 8 Marist brothers and 2 nuns
The list, which reflects in detail the names, positions, places, congregation, conviction (if any), accusation and situation The current of each person involved, was made through a compilation of information published by the official website of the Church of Chile and sources from the Office of the Prosecutor.
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Chilean pointed out 44% of cases have convictions or penalties of the criminal justice or canonical justice system, and 31.8% is still in the investigation stage.
In addition, the article pointed out that 71, 6 of the 113 names appearing in the compilation correspond to cases of badual abuse against minors.
In this sense, the collection of data only claimed cases of badual abuse and "were not considered priests denounced for crimes, such as badual behavior other than the vows of priests. , cases of badgraphy storage, or badual relations with consenting women or adult men, "reflects the text.
Among the 113 cases reported in the publication is the former Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Santiago, Oscar Muñoz, who has once again emphasized in recent weeks the situation experienced in the past. Chilean Catholic Church
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] Muñoz was arrested by carabinieri (militarized police), indicted by the prosecution and detained provisional for the duration of the investigation against him. Five cases of badual abuse against minors, presumably committed by him.
Cases of badual abuse have shocked the Chilean Catholic Church for years and last June Pope Francis accepted the resignation of five bishops after 34 members of the Bishops' Conference of Chile offered him their post after being summoned to the Vatican by the pontiff.
On Friday, the Vatican admitted separating Chilean deacon Luis Rubio from his duties following charges of badual abuse of minors in the city of Las Cabras (center), reported Friday the Archdiocese of Mexico.
Rubio was reported for misconduct and badual abuse of minors when he held the position of director of a school in that city in 2013. A year later, the Archdiocese of Rancagua l & # 39; 39, separated from his post during his detention. an investigation into your case. The results were sent to the Vatican where, four years later, his deportation was determined.
Rubio's case came into effect last May when a report from Channel 13 revealed a supposed network of badual abuse and power committed by a confraternity of priests. religious who called himself "La Familia", who was denounced by a parishioner.
Rubio was interviewed in the report in which he admitted to having "made a mistake, but not a crime."
A total of 14 priests and religious from Rancagua were suspended while church authorities were investigating the "family" case. The prosecutor's office of Rancagua also opened an investigation into this new scandal that endangers the Chilean church
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The priest Jorge Laplagne was separated from office after the Archdiocese of Santiago began an investigation against him for pedophilia, before a new charge of abuse in the Chilean church.
Laplagne, who was responsible for two parishes in the residential neighborhoods of the Chilean capital, was reported for badual abuse of a child 13 years ago, according to a brief statement released Friday night by L & # 39; Archbishop, who received the notification two weeks ago.
"Before that, the archdiocese of Santiago ordered a new investigation before the end of the process, the maximum duration of which will be 60 days, the priest was removed from the post of pastor of San Crescente and Our Lady of Luján, and can not perform public acts proper to the priestly ministry, "the statement said.
According to information provided by agencies
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