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The Prevalence of Paedophilia

The Pope was reported to have said that 2% of Catholic clergy were paedophiles. Is this a big number? Wesley Stephenson looks at the research on the prevalence of paedophilia and how the Catholic clergy compare to the world's population as a whole.

(Image: Pope Francis Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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Mon 28 Jul 2014 08:50GMT
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