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San Diego Roman Catholic Diocese to file for bankruptcy.
The diocese, which will be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, said its parishes, charities and schools would continue normal operations.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego announced Thursday that it will file for bankruptcy in the wake of hundreds of legal claims from alleged sexual abuse victims.
In a letter to parishioners and clergy, Cardinal Robert McElroy wrote that bankruptcy would help the diocese fulfill its goals going forward, while also compensating abuse victims.
Last year, McElroy announced the possibility of bankruptcy in a separate letter, when he wrote that the diocese "must face the staggering legal costs" in response to lawsuits alleging abuse dating back as far as 1945.
In 2007, the Diocese settled lawsuits brought by 144 victims, but recently more than 450 claims have been made against the diocese, according to a statement. The diocese said more than 60% of the latest claims are for incidents that occurred more than 50 years ago.
In last year's letter, McElroy wrote that the 144 claims were settled for $198 million, but settling the present claims at the same rate would cost more than $550 million.
"The diocese faces two compelling moral claims in approaching the settlement process: the need for just compensation for victims of sexual abuse and the need to continue the church's mission of education, pastoral service and outreach to the poor and marginalized," McElroy said. "Bankruptcy offers the best pathway to achieve both."
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-roman-catholic-diocese-file-bankruptcy/3540886/
msongs
(70,114 posts)Skittles
(158,548 posts)WHAT A BUNCH OF GRIFTERS
Demovictory9
(33,680 posts)calimary
(84,176 posts)multigraincracker
(33,998 posts)they are preaching.
I went to a service last year for some new step children with a Bishop speaking. Sounded very authoritarian. You must do this and must not do that.
Attilatheblond
(4,258 posts)Seems they had a couple of priests who couldn't/wouldn't control their dicks. MANY lawsuits were filed and the Diocese knew they had no defense as the abuse had gone on, unaddressed, for years.
TlalocW
(15,623 posts)Assigned to them, at the church's expense, and ankle monitors for when no caseworker is available.
You wanna work for an international criminal organization of kid-fu**ers and kid-fu**er protectors, fine. You can with this reasonable condition.
Orrex
(64,054 posts)The abusers and enablers jailed, and all assets seized and liquidated to benefit the survivors of abuse.