Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 1,000 Massachusetts children over decades, report finds

“The evidence gathered during this investigation also shows that, for decades, and especially before 2002, church officials in all three dioceses knew about the sexual abuse of children yet did not take effective action to prevent it or to examine the institutional failures of leadership that led to scores of children being victimized at the hands of abusive priests,” the report stated…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/30/catholic-clergy-massachusetts-sexual-abuse-report