by Bob Walsh
A federal judge has just approved the bankruptcy plan of the Diocese of Stockton. This action came about two years after the Diocese filed for bankruptcy protection due to massive lawsuits over pedophile priests and the cover-up of their actions by the church.
The plan kicks down about $15 million for survivors and gives "at least" 50% to unsecured creditors.
The lawyers for many of the survivors of the pedophiles are not completely satisfied however, They want to know the current whereabouts of Father Michael Kelly and if the church is continuing to support him. Kelly fled to Ireland in 2012 to avoid prosecution but was most recently known to be in Morocco.
Prior to this settlement the Diocese had paid out several tens of millions of dollars to victims. Neither the church nor Father Kelly has ever admitted to any wrongdoing in the case.
Just goes to show you, even if the cover-up isn't worse than the crime it can be more costly. At the time of the initial filing Stockton was the tenth Diocese in the U. S. to file for bankruptcy. As far as I know all of these filings were related to judgments concerning pedophile priests and-or church cover-ups of their actions.
2 comments:
The Baptists must be overjoyed.
No we're not.
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