[ultima ratio]

The statistics for sex abuse shot up after Vatican II. Look at the recently published annals of complaints for the Boston archdiocese. Prior to the late sixties there were very few complaints against priests. Immediately after the Council the numbers shot up.

[PFKEY]

Could you offer a short version of what Vatican II is all about and what the key differences/changes to the way things were prior?

[malakhi]

The statistics for sex abuse shot up after Vatican II.

The statistics for reported sex abuse shot up after Vatican II. Any criminologist will tell you that sex crimes are always underreported. An increase in reports could mean either that there are more cases, or that more victims are coming forward.