Re: Church Mutual Insurance Company

I have received an inquiry concerning the source of the claim that "the Church Mutual Insurance Company has reported that it received over 700 claims from victims of sexual abuse by Protestant ministers during a 10 year period."

The source is Philip Jenkins' book Pedophiles and Priests. The book cites a CNN Presents report called "Fall from Grace", Nov. 14, 1993 (footnote 99 in chapter 3, footnote 100 in chapter 4). Here is the passage from the book:

The Church Mutual Insurance Company reported that by 1993 "it currently has open claims against four hundred non-Catholic clergy and has closed three hundred others since 1984. About half of them concern child sex abuse." (p. 51)

Please direct any complaints to CNN and Philip Jenkins. :)

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Fri. 12/13/02 10:36:01 AM
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