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	Catholic Church in Crisis Following Sexual Abuse Scandal News Provider April 25, 2010 http://www.providingnews.com/catholic-church-in-crisis-following-sexual-abuse-scandal.html The German Catholic Church is in crisis following the sexual abuse scandal accompli and hidden for decades in schools and boarding schools across the country. Several studies published today show that one in four is faithful leave the Catholic Church. A survey by the Forsa institute, one of the largest polling companies in Germany, supports this finding and adds that 77% of the respondents have the impression that the Catholic Church hierarchy still tries to conceal clergy sex scandals. The dropouts are visible. In the diocese of Bamberg, where until recently the casualties did not exceed 200 to 300 worshipers per month have been recorded during March 1400, in Wurzburg, has risen from 400 to over 1,200. In Augsburg, the lowest since early this year now total more than 4,300 faithful. In Regensburg, have multiplied by five.
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