Churches/Organized religion were built on fear and sexual abuse. Majority of all churches to this day still have many abusers in congregation.
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A mother, a daughter, a granddaughter: For the Peldo family, three generations of women have been victims of sexual abuse.
Each woman was told by church leaders to forgive her abuser instead of reporting him to police.
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The church's culture of forgiving and forgetting sins has absolved abusers and silenced victims across the country.