Archdiocese in Minnesota Plans to Settle With Abuse Victims for $210 Million

[Voltaire2]

In one of the biggest settlements of its kind, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis plans to establish a $210 million trust fund for hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse, the archbishop announced on Thursday.

The plan is the result of a yearslong battle and arduous negotiations in one of the country’s most high-profile cases involving abuse in the Roman Catholic Church.

If approved, the settlement will be the largest ever for a sex abuse case involving an archdiocese that has filed for bankruptcy protection and the second largest over all, said Terry McKiernan, co-director and president of BishopAccountability.org, which tracks clergy sex abuse cases. (According to the website, the largest settlement, $660 million, was reached by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and 508 survivors in 2007.)

https://nytimes.com/2018/05/31/us/catholic-abuse-settlement-minnesota.html

[MineralMan]

1. That's a huge story here in the Twin Cities.

The amount that victims will receive has not been set, but will be soon. The archdiocese fought this tooth and nail for far, far too long. There's a new Archbishop now, who apparently wants to see this settled and over. I saw him speak on the news yesterday. He was sweating profusely. Flop sweat, I do believe.

The bankruptcy will allow the church to continue doing its "business," but the whole mess has seriously hurt the church in Minnesota. Of course, that does nothing to help the victims of past sexual abuse. That happened, and no amount of money can take the pain away of being sexually violated by a trusted clergyman.