An investigation from the Illinois attorney general’s office found that 451 Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children in the state over nearly 70 years. WMAQ’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Oh how wonderful! He apologized on behalf of the church. I’m sure all the thousands of child victims feel so much better now!
This clergyman should go to prison just for the sheer hatred he just showed for children!
They took everyone out AFTER they were exposed. Let's hope they really did take everyone out.
Is anyone surprised though.
Republicans want to find pedos, they need to look within their churches
How the fk can he sit there so arrogantly and say they "got them all out" how the fk does he know …like the officer said they been hiding in plain sight for decades … Now if some investigating could be done into ch!ld s€x tr@ff!cking within the CP$ and f0$ter c@re programs we might just find out how deep the rabbit hole actually goes and how high up the ranks it really is….I'm sure it goes straight to the top of the hierarchy in every country….. I'm sayin short drop and a sudden stop would be an efficient cure all …
I'm sorry did he say decades :O and over 2,000 children GOOOOD GODDDDDD 🙁
Parents needs to protect their kids by restricting access to Catholic churches to kids
News like this makes me lose faith when weirdos try to represent pure entity.
The real question is, why is it so widespread in this particular religious organization? Could it be they don't worship the God that they claim to, but maybe venerate something else, something much more sinister?
This is what happen when you suppress your innate nature as human being. True religion don't do that. No wonder more people are reverting to Islam. The only religion that makes sense.
Most conservatives support Catholic Church's crimes
So many people don’t understand the law of cause and effect. It’s not easy to change their bad karma (sins) these priests caused through word, thought and deed.
The Catholic church also likes to move around anyone that causes them issues. They just move Clergy from one state to another, and in some cases, countries.
THESE PEOPLE HIDING BEHIND RELIGION SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
THE POPE AS WELL
ALL OF THEM
Catholics are NOT CHRISTIANS !!!!
Someone needs a part time job or hobby
God is satan..this have you clowns worshiping satan thinking it’s god..religion is re-legion
Where are 🔎 🕵️♂️the Drag Queens 👀❔
I keep hearing that Drag Queens are the essentially a threat and the children need to be saved.
Instead more and more reports are being released that state it is in fact the “church,” which continues to abuse children with ZERO accountability, consequences or even punishment.
This is so sick and disturbing to hear. Here we have Christian organizations which are a high volume of Republicans wanting control over children and women. Why? No age limit for marriage and no abortion rights. Vote 🇺🇸💙🇺🇸. God bless and help heal all of the victims. Our bodies, Our Minds, and Our Souls. Vote 🇺🇸💙🇺🇸
Maybe make all Christian based church’s pay taxes?
And none of the perpetrators were trans people or drag queens. Where’s the outrage now???
I feel safe knowing our current president is a devout Catholic 😅
Church sexually assaults kids: Nothing done.
Transgenders exist: Lets blame them & take away their rights.
The REAL groomers
We need to ban and purge our borders of the Catholic church like England did hundreds of years ago. There has been multiple stories like this a year for literally DECADES!!!!!! Its appaling that there could possibly even be statute of limitions on crimes like this!!!
Wonder why more people are not following religion. Its evil within the church.
🤔 Are most of these 2000 sexually abused children over the last 70 years mostly males or females?
Don't believe it, BS!
The Catholic Church is one of the most corrupt institutions on the planet.
Keep your kids away from the Catholic church.
You don't say… Consider me shocked.
Stop letting men speak on the subject for women and children.
These crimes against children should never have a statute of limitations.
im so tired of p3dos wth like seriosuly they ruin eveything
Catholics are creepy
Wherever man is, there will always be abuse, corruption, illegality, falsehood, lying, betrayal, theft, and death. In all areas of work there will be good and bad men!!! Man has enormous difficulty controlling his impulses towards evil. A man's heart and brain is totally different from a woman's.
It's always the religious freaks!
Where are all the crazy ultra religious MAGAssholes who say abusive things about the LGBT+ community now?
It's time to start burning down this symbols of slavery.
As a Catholic, I am so sorry for the victims. Should not have happened.
These people are vile.
Absolutely disgusting 🤮 Jesus Christ we were all fooled that the church was a safe place to send your kids. Religion is a fraud
Abuse of authority by any organized group, church, or organization is a problem. Until we hold these organizations , no matter who they are in court, nothing will change. This includes churches, police, judges, prosecutors, etc. local, state, or federal.
The Catholics has been doing this all over the country for a very long time
Wonder when the MEGA cult is going to go after the church to protect kids.