In Poland, this lack of transparency also extends to how the church investigates abuse complaints. The only public tally of clergy abuse cases in Poland is a map created by activists, which currently registers more than 580 cases covered by the media or which ended in a court judgement. Withholding the identities of alleged perpetrators and details of the church’s action against them which appears to be a global church policy shows that the Polish church is still protecting suspected abusers by shielding their identity. Why is the clergy being protected for the wrong doing / criminal acts ?

