Covington KY diocese settles class action suit

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Just another case where the victims are creating victims.
 
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This is a large settlement for such a small diocese (85,000 Catholics).

Our bishop has really done a great job of reaching out to the abuse victims. Hopefully this will help put this horrible crisis behind us and we can focus on authentic Catholic reform.
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You are right your Bishop has really put his heart and soul into meeting the victims. The awards seem reasonable and no parishes or schools will be sold. Wish I could say the same for our diocese. Our Bishop has reached out many times to the victims but they want our money, all of it.

Lisa N
 
The enormity of the sexual abuse makes it difficult to remain Catholic or to defend it against attacks. It’s not so much the priests who did it but the bishops who covered it up that is so very troubling.

Dan L
 
The enormity of the sex abuse makes it difficult to defend the Church or even to remain Catholic. It’s bad enough that priests did such things what is far worse is the coverup by the bishops.

Dan L
 
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GregoryPalamas:
The enormity of the sex abuse makes it difficult to defend the Church or even to remain Catholic. It’s bad enough that priests did such things what is far worse is the coverup by the bishops.

Dan L
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Well I beg to differ on all counts. The sex abuse scandal was not enormous in the number or percentage of priests involved. According to various statistics the percentage of priests who abused youth was lower than the percentage of teachers, daycare workers, coaches and other pastors of other denominations. It’s a case of a few bad apples spoiling the whole bunch.

I can defend the church because the CHURCH did not cause the abuse. Men did. The Church does not teach or condone preying upon young men. Again it was the sin of human beings that caused the problem

I have NO problem staying a Catholic. In fact I converted long after hearing about the priest scandal. If I thought the Church or even individual bishops deliberately allowed this scandal to occur it would be one thing. But when dealing with the frailties of humanity, we can’t expect humans who are Catholic or even Catholic priests to be 100% immune to sin. Not all priests are holy. This group just happened to engage in particularly disgusting, inexcusable and deviant behavior.

FWIW do that math on this case. If the ‘victims’ are getting between $4500 and $450000 where is the rest of the money going? Could it be to the attorneys?

Lisa N
 
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EsclavoDeCristo:
Better off than those of us in the Lexington Diocese!
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YIKES! I didn’t realize Bishop Gainer had his hands so full!!! I’ll have to pray for him. He came from our diocese. He was just a Monsignor then!
 
COVINGTON, Ky. - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington agreed Friday to set up a $120 million fund to compensate victims of child-molesting priests and other employees. It would be the nation’s biggest settlement in the scandal that has staggered the church.

The settlement, which is subject to approval by a Kentucky judge, would bring to a close a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 100 alleged victims. It accuses the diocese of a 50-year cover-up of sexual abuse by priests and others.

“After personally meeting with more than 70 victims, I am painfully aware that no amount of money can compensate for the harm these victims suffered as innocent children,” Covington Bishop Roger Foys said in a statement. “Nevertheless, I pray that this settlement will bring some measure of peace and healing to victims and their loved ones.”

Victims will be grouped into four categories based on the severity of abuse, and compensation will range from $5,000 to $450,000 per person, before attorney fees are deducted.

“The additional anxiety and stress that would have occurred to the victims had there been a trial has been eliminated,” said Stan Chesley, the plaintiffs’ chief attorney…
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