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New Orleans abuse victims get a multi-million dollar payout from the Catholic Church

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THE New Orleans Archdiocese yesterday (Monday) agreed to a $230 million proposed settlement for survivors of clergy sexual abuse, after lawyers for those who had been abused for decades rejected a lower offer of $172.2 million.

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, above, resorted to the usual weasel words in a statement.

Please know that I pray for the survivors of abuse every day and look forward to the opportunity to meet with them to hear their stories …

Bullshit!

Aymond has resisted demands of survivors that calledfor his resignation over the church’s failure to take action against priests for decades.

The archdiocese had filed for bankruptcy in May 2020 rather than handle each abuse claim separately, which survivors point out allows the church leadership to avoid facing tough questions in court.

However, some survivors, like Kevin Bourgeois, say that monetary compensation only goes so far

Said Bourgeois, a New Orleans native who suffered clergy sexual abuse and settled privately prior to 2020:

There is no dollar amount that really is equitable considering that abuse survivors live for the rest of their lives putting their lives back together.

He pointed out that the bankruptcy process allows the church to “wear people down” and keep the public in the dark about the extent to which it enabled abuse.

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5 responses to “New Orleans abuse victims get a multi-million dollar payout from the Catholic Church”

  1. malcolmjdodd Avatar
    malcolmjdodd

    The Roman Catholic Sleaze Corporation estimates that it is “only about 5% of its 406,996 priests are sexual abusers; parents can stop worrying, there are only 20,000 kiddie fiddlers on the loose, if your child has sexually enticed one of our priests, we have huge resources and will give you some of our filthy lucre to keep you quiet”.

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  2. Vanity Unfair Avatar
    Vanity Unfair

    “Bankrupt” diocese agrees to pay $230,000,000 in settlement.
    Something does not look right there.

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    1. malcolmjdodd Avatar
      malcolmjdodd

      $230million is a drop-in-the-ocean for the RCSC, it is awash with ill-gotten lucre.

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      1. Vanity Unfair Avatar
        Vanity Unfair

        How true: however each diocese is semi-independent in that it pays HQ but HQ is not responsible for the diocese’s debts. It’s a neat trick, and legal.

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          malcolmjdodd

          I wonder if the RCSC has kiddie-fiddling insurance, far more reliable than the assurance of god’s grace‽

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