tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post2554462506712073097..comments2024-03-26T14:34:28.415-07:00Comments on Religion and Child Abuse News: Belgian Bishops finally agree to compensate some clergy abuse survivors but advocates deride words without actionPerry Bulwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-73636208585815459412013-05-17T15:33:13.317-07:002013-05-17T15:33:13.317-07:00Belgian Church reveals 300 new child sex abuse com...Belgian Church reveals 300 new child sex abuse complaints<br /><br />AFP , May 16, 2013<br /><br />BRUSSELS, Belgium - The Belgian Roman Catholic Church said Wednesday it had received more than 300 complaints of sexual abuse of minors in 2012.<br /><br />Three quarters of the 307 dossiers opened were in northern Flanders, the staunchly Catholic Dutch-speaking and larger half of Belgium.<br /><Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-35889735826490913352012-01-20T12:47:07.224-08:002012-01-20T12:47:07.224-08:00Belgian police in hot pursuit of Church child sex ...<b>Belgian police in hot pursuit of Church child sex cover-up</b><br /><br />expatica.com January 18, 2012<br /><br />Belgian magistrates have re-launched a high-profile probe into child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, this time seeking to show the Church hierarchy engaged in a cover-up.<br /><br />Federal police pounced Wednesday on "personal files" held by senior Church Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-958129972394320812012-01-17T11:05:15.894-08:002012-01-17T11:05:15.894-08:00Belgian authorities raid 3 bishops' offices
...<b>Belgian authorities raid 3 bishops' offices </b><br /><br />By RAF CASERT, AP Jan 16, 2012 <br /><br />Belgian authorities on Monday raided three bishops' administrative offices as an official said investigators were nearing the end of a two-year probe into whether church officials protected child abusers at the expense of their victims.<br /><br />Belgian Catholic Church spokesman Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.com