A grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic church in Pennsylvania accuses priests of using religious rituals, symbols of faith and the threat of eternity in hell to sexually attack children over the years.
State Attorney General Josh Shapiro calls it the "weaponisation of faith."
The grand jury report, released today, provides numerous examples.
It says several priests made a boy strip and pose as Jesus on the cross, and one used a crucifix to sexually attack a boy.
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/jury-hears-priests-used-religious-rituals-and-threats-hell-sexually-abuse-children-in-pennsylvania
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/jury-hears-priests-used-religious-rituals-and-threats-hell-sexually-abuse-children-in-pennsylvania