Catholic Church paid A$276m to abuse victims in Australia

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"Accordingly, the total number of incidences of child sexual abuse in Catholic Church institutions in Australia is likely to be greater than the claims made. The Catholic Church made the payments in response to 3,066 of 4,445 child sexual abuse claims between 1980 and 2015, the inquiry heard. The money was divided between thousands of victims, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse was told. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Survivors of abuse gather to hear Cardinal George Pell`s testimony in Rome last yearThe Australian Catholic Church has paid A$276m (?171m; $213m) to victims of sexual abuse since 1980, an inquiry has heard. Earlier this month, the commission heard 7% of the nation`s Catholic priests allegedly abused children between 1950 and 2010.