Archdiocese of Boston

A new report finds Catholic clergy in Massachusetts sexually abused nearly 1,000 children over several decades, renewing attention on the scale of abuse and institutional cover-up in the state where the scandal first drew worldwide scrutiny in the early 2000s. Commenters are sharing the findings and pressing questions about accountability for the Archdiocese of Boston and church leadership.

A new report says hundreds of Catholic clerics abused children in Massachusetts, adding to the state's long history of clergy abuse scandals that first drew global attention in the early 2000s. The findings are renewing calls for accountability and transparency from the Archdiocese of Boston and prompting fresh debate about how the Church handles abuse cases.

A new report says hundreds of Catholic clergy abused children in Massachusetts, adding to the long record of clerical abuse in the state where the scandal first drew worldwide attention two decades ago. The findings are renewing calls for accountability from the Archdiocese of Boston and keeping the Catholic Church abuse crisis at the center of public debate.