Religion

It is not about the entirety of that problem. That is why this post is in "Religion" and not GD.

Those who are supposed to provide moral leadership to the faithful are sometimes guilty of these crimes but even those who would never commit such acts enable those who do. We are all aware of the abysmal record of the Catholic hierarchy in this respect and the marginalisation of those who make similar complaints against protestants. For Christians, beyond the sexual aspect, the physical abuse of children is regarded as biblical or canonical and thus receives approval and support from certain areas in the Christian community.

Abuse, both physical and sexual, is sometimes justified as traditional practice by those religions that depend upon such traditions like Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. There is a culture that does not allow the the so-called "dirty washing" to be aired in public and not just where the religion involved is in a minority or oppressed. The evidence is that where a faith has large political presence such crimes are covered up or excused even more effectively.