Either the parishes were forced to pay or they volunteered it. Which is it?
Read the article. It answers your question from the mouths of Catholics themselves.
It's called "saying one thing and doing another." Rome has that one down pat.
"At least one longtime member of St. Bernardine said she remains upset about the priest's decision, saying all parishioners should have been consulted. The woman spoke on condition of anonymity, saying she feared she would be criticized for speaking out against the gift."When the basket came around, we were told that if we kept giving to the church, the money would not go to pay for anything related to the abuse," she said. "Now all that money is gone, and it's gone exactly where it wasn't supposed to go."
Do you think that was a lie? Do you think this woman doesn't exist?
Because I have read Catholic posters on FR who have said the exact same thing.