If, in some circles, it is sometimes felt that there is "too much" talk about the pedocriminal cases that have taken place within the Church, and that it is precisely the fact of talking about them too much that would deteriorate the image and authority of the Church, such is not at all the feeling of a large majority of French citizens. The source had indeed questioned the French on this subject in the days following Pope Francis's refusal of the resignation of Cardinal Barbarin (condemned in first instance in March 2019 for not having reported to justice the pedocriminal acts of the priest Bernard Preynat). At the time of the survey, nearly half of them considered the media treatment of these cases to be insufficient, and 30 percent thought that the topic was covered with the right frequency.
Public opinion on the media treatment of cases of pedocriminality or sexual assault that take place within the Church in France in 2019
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "De manière générale, dans les médias, parle-t-on trop, pas assez ou juste comme il faut des affaires de pédophilie ou d’agressions sexuelles qui ont lieu au sein de l’Eglise ?"
The source adds the following information: "Catholics represent 48% of our sample. Among them, the "practicing Catholics" represent 14% (2% go to mass at least once a week and 12% go to mass from time to time, on major feasts .)"
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