The Lacuna Project

lacuna (n.) a gap in a record where something should be

Independent research. Not affiliated with any government, agency, or company.

University

MHG research consortium (Mannheim, Heidelberg, Giessen universities)

Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity

  • REL-3.8: The 2018 study commissioned by the German Bishops' Conference found allegations against 1,670 clerics, 4.4 percent of those whose personnel records were reviewed, and 3,677 children and juveniles, 1946 to 2014. The researchers did not have access to the original church files, and the study reports that personnel records relevant to earlier investigations had been destroyed or manipulated.

Exhibits naming this entity

  • Exhibit 485 25 September 2018. Mannheim-Heidelberg-Giessen research consortium for the German Bishops' Conference: Sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests, deacons and male members of orders in the domain of the German Bishops' Conference (MHG Study), Summary