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Another one: "Catholic diocese in Syracuse, NY will pay $100 million to settle child sex abuse cases" - SteveG - 08-01-2023
another one
Catholic diocese in Syracuse, NY will pay $100 million to settle child sex abuse cases
https://nypost.com/2023/08/01/catholic-diocese-in-syracuse-will-pay-100-million-to-settle-sex-abuse-cases/
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse will pay $100 million to survivors of child sexual abuse at the hands of the church’s clergy, religious leaders, lay employees and volunteers.
The diocese — which filed for bankruptcy in June 2020 after victims filed more than 100 lawsuits against it — reached the agreement late last week with the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, whose members all survived child sex abuse, according to a press release.
“This settlement shows the commitment of sexual abuse survivors, especially this committee, to stick together, and that when the Diocese tries to work with victims, instead of against them, a consensual resolution can be reached,” Jordan Merson, the attorney who represented the committee’s now-deceased vice chair and continues to represent nearly two dozen survivors, said in a statement.
The lawsuits were filed after the state passed the New York Child Victims Act in 2019, which extended the statute of limitations for survivors of sexual abuse to file claims.
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The diocese will contribute $50 million, while another $45 million will be raised from 119 parishes within the organization, the Catholic Sun said.
Although accepted by both the committee and the diocese — which includes seven counties in New York state — creditors and the court must also sign off before it moves forward, the release said.
Re: Another one: "Catholic diocese in Syracuse, NY will pay $100 million to settle child sex abuse cases" - timg - 08-01-2023
Nice. That's the city I grew up in ...
Re: Another one: "Catholic diocese in Syracuse, NY will pay $100 million to settle child sex abuse cases" - SteveG - 08-01-2023
In the Plus column..
Lisbon, Portugal-Priests wait in confessionals set up in a park for pilgrims arriving for International World Youth Day
Re: Another one: "Catholic diocese in Syracuse, NY will pay $100 million to settle child sex abuse cases" - prymsnap - 08-01-2023
Sinead was right. About all of it.
Re: Another one: "Catholic diocese in Syracuse, NY will pay $100 million to settle child sex abuse cases" - sekker - 08-01-2023
prymsnap wrote:
Sinead was right. About all of it.
I have a lot of Catholic friends, this was just the way it was when they grew up.
Re: Another one: "Catholic diocese in Syracuse, NY will pay $100 million to settle child sex abuse cases" - N-OS X-tasy! - 08-01-2023
sekker wrote:
[quote=prymsnap]
Sinead was right. About all of it.
I have a lot of Catholic friends, this was just the way it was when they grew up.
Makes me grateful I never took First Communion.
Re: Another one: "Catholic diocese in Syracuse, NY will pay $100 million to settle child sex abuse cases" - RgrF - 08-01-2023
They lost me somewhere between my 12th to 13th birthday.
Re: Another one: "Catholic diocese in Syracuse, NY will pay $100 million to settle child sex abuse cases" - timg - 08-01-2023
They lost me after first communion when we moved out of the city and the local church was a 20 minute drive away. the parents weren't very religious and didn't want to be bothered.
Re: Another one: "Catholic diocese in Syracuse, NY will pay $100 million to settle child sex abuse cases" - wurm - 08-02-2023
sekker wrote:
[quote=prymsnap]
Sinead was right. About all of it.
I have a lot of Catholic friends, this was just the way it was when they grew up.
I wish nothing but the harshest punishment for those
That said, I was brought up catholic and I have a lot of catholic friends. None of my brothers, myself or any of our friends experienced this crap. Granted, perhaps we were just lucky...or your friends were very unlucky, but not everyone who served as an altar boy or was taught by a priest was molested.
BUT...see my first sentence.
Re: Another one: "Catholic diocese in Syracuse, NY will pay $100 million to settle child sex abuse cases" - mrbigstuff - 08-03-2023
wurm wrote:
[quote=sekker]
[quote=prymsnap]
Sinead was right. About all of it.
I have a lot of Catholic friends, this was just the way it was when they grew up.
I wish nothing but the harshest punishment for those
That said, I was brought up catholic and I have a lot of catholic friends. None of my brothers, myself or any of our friends experienced this crap. Granted, perhaps we were just lucky...or your friends were very unlucky, but not everyone who served as an altar boy or was taught by a priest was molested.
BUT...see my first sentence.
Same and true for those I know who attended church in my city (nearly everyone in a populous city). Of course, it did happen but I must have been dismissive enough about the whole thing.