7 percent Australian Roman Catholic priests error

The Catholic priests in Australia would be 7 percent have committed between 1950 and 2010 on abuse of children.

When an Australian commission of inquiry into sexual abuse and mistreatment of children are almost 4,500 reports were received from people claiming that period to have become a victim in the Roman Catholic Church.

The committee published its findings Monday, the BBC reports. The stories of the victims were depressingly similar ' 'said a spokesman for the commission.

The abuse took place in more than a thousand Catholic institutions. The average age of the victims was 10.5 years for girls and 11.5 for boys.

The Roman Catholic Church in Australia said in a response to be shocked by the outcome. ' As Catholics we should be ashamed. ''