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Portuguese bishops confirm cuts to payment for abuse victims

Filipe d’Avillez
Apr 07, 2026
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The president of the Portuguese bishops’ conference confirmed Tuesday that “significant cuts” were made to the recommendations from an independent commission for financial compensation packages to victims of clerical sexual abuse.

Lisbon. Credit: Vitor Oliveira/wikimedia. CC BY SA 2.0.

On Tuesday The Pillar broke the news that the Portuguese bishops’ conf…

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