U.S. beliefs on the problem of child sexual abuse in select major churches 2022
According to a survey conducted in 2022, 49 percent of Americans said that child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church was a very big problem while 24 percent said that it was somewhat of a problem. In comparison, 26 percent of Americans said that child sexual abuse in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church, was a very big problem while 23 percent believed it was somewhat of a problem.
