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Cardinal Juan José Omella, president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, during a meeting at the institution’s headquarters in January 2023.
SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

President of Spanish Episcopal Conference rejects report on pedophilia: ‘The figures extrapolated by some media outlets are lies’

Cardinal Omella took 24 hours to react to the report that was commissioned by Spain’s ombudsman. He dismissed the study that estimates that 1.13% of the country’s population — approximately 440,000 people — have suffered childhood sexual abuse in religious environments

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