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Catholic Church in California Grapples With Over 3,000 Lawsuits Alleging Abuse
Washington Post ^ | 5/30/23 | Alejandra Molina

Posted on 05/31/2023 7:53:55 PM PDT by marshmallow

Advocates have been stunned by the number of cases that surfaced during this revival window

At least a third of the 12 Roman Catholic dioceses in California have either filed for bankruptcy or are contemplating doing so to deal with an influx of lawsuits filed by survivors of childhood sexual abuse after a state law opened a three-year window in which cases were exempted from age limits.

More than 3,000 lawsuits have been filed against the Catholic Church in California under a 2019 state law that also extended the statute of limitations to allow all alleged victims of sexual abuse to sue up to the age of 40.

Advocates have been stunned by the number of cases that surfaced during the window, which closed at the end of December.

So far, two dioceses have declared bankruptcy.

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1 posted on 05/31/2023 7:53:55 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

So ACCB can sue California and the LA Dodgers for hate crimes against Catholics and use the money to settle the abuse cases.


2 posted on 05/31/2023 8:34:22 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: marshmallow

But sincr pedo sex seems on its way to normalcy what’s the big deal? Shouldn’t the Progs demand these lawsuits be terminated?


3 posted on 05/31/2023 8:44:30 PM PDT by xkaydet65
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Protocols were established two decades ago to mitigate this crap.


4 posted on 06/01/2023 2:53:27 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: marshmallow

This was Obama’s message to the Pope 10 years ago.
“Support my agenda or you will be bankrupt”
Now they have what they want and they are going to bankrupt the Catholic Church anyway.


5 posted on 06/01/2023 5:35:41 AM PDT by Zathras
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