In July 2014, Pope Francis was quoted as having said in an interview that about 8,000 Catholic clergy (2% of the total), including bishops and cardinals, were pedophiles.
2014年7月，教宗方济各在接受采访的时候提到，天主教会中约有8,000名神职人员（占总人数的2%），甚至包括主教和枢机，是恋童癖。