Topic: Catholic Diocese files for bankrupcy protection

[rustybayonet]

HELENA, Montana (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena planned to file for bankruptcy protection Friday as part of a proposed settlement of $15 million for hundreds of victims who say clergy members sexually abused them over decades while the church covered it up.

Diocese spokesman Dan Bartleson said the bankruptcy reorganization plan comes after confidential mediation sessions with the plaintiffs' attorneys and insurers, resulting in the deals to resolve the abuse claims.

The settlement details are being worked out, but the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Montana would be responsible for approving and supervising the disbursement of $15 million to compensate the 362 victims identified in the two lawsuits.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/31/catholic-diocese-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/5078991/

[AlanS]

As much as I love the Catholic religion, the Church itself kind of irks me.

[richb]

Not to minimize the victims of priests and teachers in the Catholic church,  but its tiny scandal,  compared with amount of abuse that public school teachers have committed against students.   Nearly everyone attends public school at some point but not everyone is Catholic.   

But we don't hear about it nationally like we do with the Catholic church,  because the press is protecting union members at all costs.   You only hear about the local victims,  and if my area is any indication,  its a huge problem nationwide.   I can think of at least ten crimes in the last year alone locally. 

[Libertas]

How much of this is hog-piling too?  I mean there are no doubt legitimate victims and one is too many, but once blood is in the water there is always the sleaze factor to contend with and fighting the real cases with the bogus ones is more easily dealt with by settling them all.  But the mother church blew it on not excommunicating libiot apostates and in that regard they have a lot in common with all libiot outfits...so, pot/kettle...all are guilty of crimes against humanity.