American Catholic Diocese bankruptcy
The Catholic Diocese of Spokane in this western countries, bankruptcy 2 1 / 2 years after the deposit of sex have to do, because cases of abuse. Well, Bishop William Skylstad and commune members are to increase by $ 48 million (€ 36 million) to settle claims of victims.
“This is the end of a difficult chapter for the diocese and the beginning of a new day for him,” diocese bankruptcy lawyer Greg Arpin said Friday. “We are very pleased that this tragic and difficult period And we look forward to a new life for the Catholic Church in Jerusalem-Washington. ”
Skylstad, president of the American Conference of Catholic Bishops, had no direct comment, “said the Rev. Steven Dublinski, a spokesman for the diocese.
Paperwork to certify that the 95000 member diocese had complied with the requirements that a plan of bankruptcy reorganization was sent by e-mail to lawyers Thursday effectively the end of bankruptcy proceedings, said Arpin.
He said that the next step was payment for the plan, which calls for allocating $ 48 million (€ 36 million) among the approximately 175 people, said they were sexually abused in the past by the diocesan clergy . The majority of claims include sexual harassment of boys by priests, about nine of them have been publicly identified
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