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IMAGE: CNS photo/Armin Weigel, EPABy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- More than 500 boys suffered abuseat the hands of dozens of teachers and priests at the school that trains the prestigiousboys choir of the Regensburg Cathedral in Germany, said an independentinvestigator.Former students of the Domspatzen choir reported that thephysical, emotional and even sexual abuse at the school made life there like "aprison, hell and a concentration camp," said Ulrich Weber, the lawyerleading the investigation of claims of abuse at the choir and two associatedboarding schools.A "culture of silence" among church leaders andmembers allowed such abuse to continue for decades, Weber said as he presentedthe final report on his findings during a press conference in Regensburg July18.The investigation, commissioned by the Diocese ofRegensburg, found that at least 547 former members of the Regensburg Domspatzenboys choir in Germany were subjected to some form of abuse, according toVatican Radio. Of t...
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(Vatican Radio) A new report has found that at least 547 young members of the Regensburger Domspatzen boys choir in Germany were subjected to physical and in some cases sexual abuse.The report accuses 49 members of the Church of carrying out the abuse between 1945 and the early 1990s.The lawyer tasked with investigating the abuse Ulrich Weber spoke about the investigation during a press conference in Regensburg."The fact is this: it is likely that there are almost 550 victims, of these 67 were victims of sexual violence; There are altogether 9 accused of carrying out sexual violence against children... There have been cases of severe physical and sexual violence, which have always been prohibited.Even physical violence, with rare exceptions, was forbidden even punishable in the era where the facts and our assessments are placed, and in any case not justified by the predominant mentality of the time... External institutions also have responsibilities ranging from "n...
(Vatican Radio) As the conflict in Syria continues the Catholic Charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has announced 32 projects to support thousands of suffering Christian families.The projects include food aid for displaced families, funding for education, and rent assistance for families.Lydia O’Kane spoke to John Pontifex, Head of Press and Information for ACN who explained more about the projects in towns and cities across the country.Listen: “What we’re doing is focusing on the most basic of aid, so we’ve got food aid, for example for 2,200 displaced families in both Aleppo and a neighbouring city of Hasakah; we’ve got ongoing support for two schools run by religious sisters in Aleppo and we’ve also got a multi-purpose sports hall and pitch for young Christians in Aleppo, as well as support for university students and support for widows and those who have been war wounded…”Hope amid conflict Asked about the diffic...
