Archdiocese
Our Children are our Most Valuable Treasure
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Listed here are 18 essential questions and answers about the Clergy Abuse scandal.
1. When did people become more aware of the terrible sin and evil of the sexual abuse of children?
Isolated incidents were reported for as long as we have been keeping records, but two historic events, one in Louisiana and the other here in Manhattan [...]
Archdiocese Begins Process To Fund Future Settlements In Civil Cases
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007By Cardinal Roger M. Mahony
Archbishop of Los Angeles
May 15, 2007
Last December, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles settled 46 civil cases in which clergy abuse had been alleged. The total settlement cost was $60 million, with the Archdiocese contributing approximately $40 million of the total amount. At the time of that settlement, I wrote:
“Now that [...]