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Message to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

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Some of the steps listed include the need for the church to institute a zero-tolerance policy for sexual abuse by clergy, the need for an apology to all victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, and the need to compensate victims.
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Older Women: Hidden Sexual Abuse Victims

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In several studies, the offenders were most often male relatives of the victim (e.g. an adult son, husband) and a frequent form of abuse was vaginal rape of women and anal rape of men. With respect U.S. state law on marital rape, it reports that some states that have criminalized marital rape still "exclude husbands if their wives have temporary or permanent mental or physical disabilities". Comments to Consider when using this piece: