Locality	State	Catholics	Abused	Boys (3.3%)	Girls (1.7%)	Disclosed/Resolved (3%)    - Estimated	Barred - SoL (90%)	Suicide risk
United States	[ALL]	66,300,000	1,646,892	1,072,071	574,821	49,407 (G 32,162) (B 17,245) - ---	1,482,203	329,378
United States	Utah	1,371,000	34,056	22,169	11,887	1,022 (G 665) (B 357) - ---	30,650	6,811
United States	North Dakota	485,000	12,047	7,842	4,205	361 (G 235) (B 126) - ---	10,843	2,409
United States	Rhode Island	754,000	18,729	12,192	6,537	562 (G 366) (B 196) - ---	16,856	3,746
United States	Alabama	2,858,000	70,993	46,214	24,779	2,130 (G 1,386) (B 743) - ---	63,893	14,199
United States	Louisiana	2,959,000	73,502	47,847	25,655	2,205 (G 1,435) (B 770) - ---	66,151	14,700
United States	Mississippi	1,804,000	44,811	29,171	15,641	1,344 (G 875) (B 469) - ---	40,330	8,962
United States	South Dakota	474,000	11,774	7,665	4,110	353 (G 230) (B 123) - ---	10,597	2,355
United States	Oklahoma	2,097,000	52,089	33,908	18,181	1,563 (G 1,017) (B 545) - ---	46,881	10,418
United States	Minnesota	2,807,000	69,726	45,389	24,337	2,092 (G 1,362) (B 730) - ---	62,753	13,945
United States	Wisconsin	3,125,000	77,625	50,531	27,094	2,329 (G 1,516) (B 813) - ---	69,863	15,525
World		1,200,000,000	29,619,840	19,015,920	10,603,920	888,595 (G 570,478) (B 318,118) - ---	26,657,856	5,923,968

Estimating the numbers

" ... a random survey of over 7,000 active Catholics in the U.S. and Canada found a closer ratio, that 1.7 percent of the females and 3.3percent of the males had been sexually abused in childhood by a priest..." (Katherine van Wormer, MSSW, Ph.D.) Psychology Today - Priest abuse male compared female victimization impact published May 20, 2010.

Using these numbers as a base whilst recognising that a substantialnumber of victims would have already left the church the followingformula is used to calculate a low estimate of the number of sexualabuse victims in a given population of Catholics.

1.2 billion catholics
1.7% females abused = 10,404,000 [1.7% of 51.98% of the Catholic population]
3.3% males abused = 19,404,000 [3.3% of 48.02% of the Catholic population]

29,808,000 [combined males and females] Catholics identify themselves as having been sexually abused in childhood by a Catholic priest.


This formula can be applied to any population.
Estimate number of Australian Catholics sexually abused in their childhood by Catholic priests.
Australia 5,239,000 million catholics (2006 Census)
Estimated number of survivors who have been "finalized" (completed church or legal process) in Australia between 1000 and 4000.
1.7% females abused = 45,422
3.3% males abused = 84,715

Data sources:
http://www.usccb.org/
http://www.ato.gov.au/
http://www.ncls.org.au/
http://www.ppo.catholic.org.au/
http://www.bishop-accountability.org/
http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/

"Once a cult gets big enough to dominate large areas of life (generallylarge enough to kill people) and gets official recognition, it becomes a 'religion'." Silverwhistle.

"A review of the literature on priest/clergy abuse reveals that for both genders the typical survivor became disillusioned with the churchand suffered a loss of religious faith as a result of the abuse and thesubsequent institutional response to the abuse. An inadequate amount of research has been done to determine the full extent of suicideattempts or completed suicides of victims of this form of abuse. Oneestimate in the literature is that 20 percent of children who wereabused by religious authorities considered suicide at some point.""...two major themes: loss of religious faith, and attacks on theirpersonal integrity when they told of the abuse." Psychology Today - Priest abuse male compared female victimization impact

It is estimated that only approximately 3% obtain a resolution via thecourts or the church; this leaves 117,000 survivors without any form ofjustice or adequate treatment and support. The vast majority of thesesurvivors will be in receipt of some form of government benefit orpension.

Survivors of sexual abuse who were not'institutionalised' were excluded from the recent "ForgottenAustralians" apology. No legislation to assist victims has been passedin an Australian Parliament to aid these or other victims ofinstitutional or clergy abuse.

Statute of limitations laws remain in effect in all Australian States with the exception of South Australia.

This clearly defined subset of Catholics and ex-Catholics can be shown to be the subject of discrimination on the basis of the status of theirabusers.

"Knowledge is when a mind possesses an idea...belief is when an idea possesses a mind".

Faith is belief without evidence.