As of 2014, the Catholic church had defrocked 848 priests
over the previous decade, and doled out lesser punishments to another
2,572 .....
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These priests had nearly all been accused of committing the most serious of charges, namely of raping and molesting children or other concerning behaviours, but there were also some others defrocked for crimes.
