Pope Francis: 'About 2%' of Catholic clergy paedophiles
Pope Francis: 'About 2%' of Catholic clergy paedophiles Pope Francis has been quoted as saying that reliable data indicates that "about 2%" of clergy in the Catholic Church are paedophiles. The Pope said that abuse of children was like "leprosy" infecting the Church, according to the Italian La Repubblica newspaper.catholic churchclergypaedophilepopepriestreligionLINK