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Texas Catholic Bishops Conference the legislation threatens public safety by undermining the relationship between the local police and the communities they serve,” Of late the Catholic Church has a few problems undermining the relationship between the the church and the communities they serve,” Philadelphia archdiocese legal bill: $11.6M....PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia spent $11.6 million on legal fees in the past two fiscal years, most of it on priest sex abuse cases, according to a financial report released Tuesday.

The figure includes $10 million in the first nine months of the current fiscal year that ends June 30, with the rest being spent the prior fiscal year.

The sum does not yet include most of the extensive costs associated with the ongoing criminal trial of Monsignor William Lynn, charged in a groundbreaking conspiracy and cover-up case that is now in a jury's hands Monsignor William Lynn walks from the Criminal Justice Center, Tuesday, June 5, 2012, in Philadelphia. Lynn is the first Roman Catholic church official in the U.S. ever charged with child endangerment, for allegedly keeping co-defendants former priest Edward V. Avery and the Rev. James J. Brennan, and other accused predators, in ministry. (AP Photo/Matt )http://cnsnews.com/news/article/philadelphia-archdiocese-legal-bill-116m

The rejected legislation Last summer, the Texas legislature met for an ”emergency session” declared by Governor Rick Perry. They debated on bills, HB 12 and SB 9, that barred local governments from instructing law enforcement personnel not to inquire into the immigration status of persons detained in a criminal investigation. The bills failed in the Texas Senate.