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Originally posted by RIROCKHOUND
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How many catholic priests are there in the country? I ask because I'm curious.. how many of the 4000 are still active, and what % of total priests is that?
'hound
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According to CNN, in a study from 1952 to now, there were 11000 reported sex charges against priests. 6,700 were investigated and substantiated, 1,000 were unsubstantiated, and the remaining 3,300 couldn't be investigated because the priest involved passed away before they had a chance. There are more than 44,000 priests currently serving in the US. That makes about 4% who are sex offenders. Statistically, more than half of the priests commited those acts once, about 25% (approximately 1,112 priests) did it two or three times, almost 13% (approximately 578 priests) had 4-9 allegations, and the remaining 3% (approximately 133 priests) had ten or more allegations.
Hope this answers your questions.
-Dave
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