At least 2,200 victims of abuse, 1,259 suspected perpetrators in Protestant parsonages, youth homes and places of worship: This number is only the “tip of the tip of the iceberg,” according to the first independent study on sexualized violence in the Evangelical Church (EKD) and Diakonia was presented on Thursday by an independent research team in Hanover. The federal government’s abuse commissioner, Kerstin Claus, is calling on the church to act quickly now. The conversation with her takes place a few hours after the press conference.
Abuse Commissioner: “The Better Church Narrative Cannot Be Sustained” – Politics
