Since last week the Swiss Catholic Church has been pilloried. On September 12 the first results of a study into sexual abuse in the Church conducted by historians at the University of Zurich shook the institutions of Swiss Catholicism. It is yet another scandal to annoy the public and raise questions among the secular authorities. Today the testimonies are multiplying. Victims are speaking out. However, senior leaders of the Catholic Church, who have been called into question by the study, are also defending themselves. In response, the Swiss Bishops' Conference, the highest authority of the Roman Catholic Church in the country, has announced its intention to clean up its act. But it's difficult to guarantee the good legal faith of this institution, considering that the law of secrecy seems to have prevailed for decades at all levels of the Catholic Church. Researchers at the University of Zurich's department of history regret that the clergy hesitated for so long before allowing...
