Priest who abused boys casts shadow in Northwest - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Priest who abused boys casts shadow in Northwest
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The case, now in mediation, makes them creditors in the bankruptcy. Much is at stake for the Roman Catholic order that put down roots in the Northwest 168 ...

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Judge orders Spokane diocese to pay - The Spokesman Review

Judge orders Spokane diocese to pay
The Spokesman Review
A $48 million settlement for victims of clergy sex abuse reached in 2007 left open what the diocese assumed would be the slight possibility of new claims, ...

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Clergymen Line Up For Pope's Gay Sex Scandal (PHOTO) - Huffington Post (blog) (satire)

Clergymen Line Up For Pope's Gay Sex Scandal (PHOTO)
Huffington Post (blog) (satire)
... chamber while some corners of the Catholic church have declared bankruptcy to avoid paying settlements to victims of decades of institutionalized abuse. ...

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Let's offer sex victims more time - Albany Times Union

Let's offer sex victims more time
Albany Times Union
The bill would extend the statute of limitations for child sex abuse by five years, so that victims would not have to file charges before they are 23 or ...

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Tim Giago column: American Indians and Australian Aborigines travel a similar path - Green Bay Press Gazette

Tim Giago column: American Indians and Australian Aborigines travel a similar path
Green Bay Press Gazette
Several dioceses, including Tucson, Ariz., and San Diego had to seek bankruptcy protection when they were unable to pay the financial settlements ordered by ...

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