The Church already recognizes more than 1,000 cases of pedophilia after years of denying the scandal. The bishops include cases in their report without publicizing them.

The Episcopal Conference lowered the figures and hid more than 300 complaints admitted by dioceses and orders. EL PAÍS launched an investigation into pedophilia in the Spanish Church in 2018 and has an updated database with all known cases. If you know of any case that has not seen the light, you can write to us at: Abusos@elpais.es.