Sexual Abuse Of Nuns: One Of The Catholic Church's Last Taboos

Source: International Business Times

'In the past, the nuns suffered a lot and couldn't talk about it to anyone,' one sister said AFP Nuns sexually assaulted by priests are one of the last Catholic taboos, but with reports of abuse rising, it is a scandal that will be difficult for the future pope to ignore. "In the past, the nuns suffered a lot and couldn't talk about it to anyone; it was like a secret," Sister Cristina Schorck told AFP, walking through St Peter's Square with her parents. The 41-year-old Brazilian, who works with the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Rome, said Pope Francis, who died last month, opened "a first door" for women to speak out.