"The main demand was to set up an independent commission to reassess the extent, causes and consequences of sexual abuse in the past," statement published on the Bundestag's official website says.
In 2010, German media brought attention to rampant sexual abuse in a Bavarian monastery, Jesuit-run schools, orphanages and non-religious educational institutions across the country.
Years of inquiry by the Vatican have revealed hundreds of victims but yielded very little result, Deutsche Welle said Friday.
In recent years, the Roman Catholic Church has been rattled by a series of sex abuse scandals involving clergy across the world and accusations that the order did everything in its power to sweep the issue under the rug. This prompted Pope Francis last year to vow a policy of zero tolerance for clergy members who commit such crimes.
