Abuse claims and outrage mount against Jesuit order and Church in Bolivia

Abuse claims and outrage mount against Jesuit order and Church in Bolivia Activists protest against the Catholic Church following abuse allegations, in La Paz, Bolivia, June 2, 2023. Photo: OSV News /Claudia Morales, Reuters

Revelations of rampant sexual abuse by deceased Jesuit Fr Alfonso Pedrajas have prompted dozens of people in Bolivia to come forward with similar accusations of atrocities in the South American country, where the Catholic Church confronts a reckoning over the criminal acts of paedophile priests. An investigation by Bolivian newspaper Página Siete found more than…

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