More than 100 priests 嫌疑者,容疑者/疑うd of 乱用 remain active in Portugal's カトリック教徒 Church

LISBON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - More than 100 priests 嫌疑者,容疑者/疑うd of child 性の 乱用 remain active in church 役割s in Portugal, によれば the 長,率いる of a (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限 調査/捜査するing the 問題/発行する.

The (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限, which started its work in January 2022, said in its final 報告(する)/憶測 published on Monday that at least 4,815 children were sexually 乱用d by members of the Portuguese カトリック教徒 Church - mostly priests - over 70 years.

It 追加するd that the findings were the "tip of the iceberg", 述べるing the 4,815 事例/患者s as the "絶対の 最小限" number of 犠牲者s.

"There is an approximate (number of (刑事)被告 priests) and it will 明確に be more than 100," child psychiatrist Pedro Strecht, who 長,率いるd the (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限, told SIC television.

The (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限 said it was 準備するing a 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) of (刑事)被告 priests still working to send to the Church and to the public 検察官,検事s' office.

Strecht said those on the 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) should be 除去するd from their 役割s or at least should be banned from interacting with children and 十代の少年少女s during the 調査.

Jose Ornelas, 長,率いる of the Bishops' 会議/協議会, said the 会・原則 was yet to receive the 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる). Strecht said they will receive it "soon".

"What ローマ法王 (Francis) says (is)...abusers of minors cannot 持つ/拘留する positions within the 省 as long as it is proven that the person is an abuser," Ornelas said, 追加するing the Church would not 行為/行う a "witch 追跡(する)" against its members.

Strecht said the Church had the "moral and 倫理的な 義務 to 共同製作する with judicial 当局" on the 事柄.

Portuguese bishops will 会合,会う on March 3 to consider 器具/実施するing "more efficient and appropriate 機械装置s" to 妨げる 未来 乱用s, Ornelas said. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Catarina Demony; Editing by マイク Harrison)

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