Archdiocese’s proposal comes as survivors of sexual abuse by clergy request ‘very reasonable’ $1bn to settle claimsWith a self-imposed deadline looming to file a plan to reorganize New Orleans’ bankrupt Roman Catholic archdiocese, a committee representing about 500 survivors of clergy sexual abuse in south-east Louisiana on Friday proposed that the organization, its affiliated churches, ministries, schools and their insurers should pay more than $1bn to settle their claims.The archdiocese quickly answered with its counter-proposal: $62.5m, or more than $900m less. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/14/new-orleans-catholic-church-abuse-victims
Author : Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans and David Hammer of WWL Louisiana
Publish date : 2024-09-14 09:00:23
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New Orleans Catholic church offers $62.5m after abuse victims seek $1bn
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