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I have heard an argument that the Catholic Church's sexual scandals are a result of Vatican Two because people were allowed in the Church who were not fit to be priests. Is there a historical legitimacy to this argument? Do Catholic Church sexual assault scandals predate Vatican Two?

by /u/sweet_dude_ in /r/AskHistorians

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