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Group says abuse scandal could cost $2 billion or more By Ken Kusmer, AP Writer 7/9/05 "Indianapolis - The chairman of the Roman Catholic lay reform group Voice of the Faithful forecast Saturday that the clergy sexual abuse scandal will cost U.S. dioceses $2 billion to $3 billion in direct costs." http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/07/09/group_says_abuse_scandal_could_cost_2_billion_or_more/
Calif. Diocese to Settle Sex Abuse Suits 7/10/05 AP San Francisco "The Archdiocese of San Francisco has agreed to pay more than $16 million to settle a dozen lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by a once-popular priest. Attorneys announced the agreements Friday, days before the first of several planned trials was to begin with plaintiffs alleging they were abused by the late Rev. Joseph Pritchard." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/09/AR2005070901069.html
describes crimes Vatican expels 6 priests over abuse cases By Damien Cave The New York Times 7/11/05 New York - "The Vatican has expelled six New York priests either accused or convicted of sexual abuse, ....Joseph Zwilling, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of New York, said Saturday in a phone interview that all six men had lost their pensions and that they could no longer perform church sacraments. They are no longer priests, period," he said. "They are reduced to the lay state." Defrocking is the harshest penalty the Roman Catholic Church can impose on a priest." http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/07/10/news/vat.php www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply.
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