MONTREAL—The Montreal archdiocese has called on a retired judge to conduct an audit of sexual abuse claims levelled at the church over a span of nearly seven decades. Trahan’s mandate is to look at the “number and the nature of well-founded allegations of sexual abuse of minors made against Catholic clergy and mandated lay personnel from 1950 to the present,” the archdiocese said. Lepine said Trahan has told him she expects it could take up to two years. Lepine acknowledged the conclusions could be difficult to hear if the extent of abuse is worse than expected. “Looking at your wounds or weaknesses or you sins is not easy, but it’s something we need to do,” he said.

Source: thestar March 27, 2019 13:18 UTC