French Catholic Church says it will compensate sex abuse victims

• More than 100,000 children were abused by laypeople and others who worked for or were affiliated with the church.
• The commission found the church silenced victims and failed to report clergy members who were involved.

What they're saying: “We felt disgust and horror inside us when we realized how much suffering so many people had lived and were still living,” Bishops Conference president Eric de Moulins-Beaufort said in a speech on Monday according to AP.

• Moulins-Beaufort added that the church recognizes its “institutional responsibility” and will go “on a path of recognition and reparation that paves the way for victims to get the possibility of a mediation and a compensation,” according to AP.
• Moulins-Beaufort did not elaborate on the compensation amount. In a statement, the country's Bishops Conference said it would sell "real estate assets" in order to bolster the fund.