Monday, July 16, 2007

"Sooooo... we don't have to go to jail now, right?"

The more than $764 million that Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, his insurers and religious orders have agreed to pay since 2002 to alleged victims of clergy abuse surpasses any previous settlement. The total includes the $650 million pledged Saturday.

Major clergy abuse settlements nationwide since 2002

Number of Settlement
Archdiocese/Diocese claimants (in millions)
Los Angeles 570+ $764
Boston 983 $157
Portland, Ore. 315+ $129*
Orange 90 $100
Covington, Ky. 350+ $85
San Francisco 113 $73**
Oakland 56 $56
Spokane, Wash. 175 $48
Tucson 60 $36
Sacramento 33 $35
Louisville, Ky. 250+ $30
Hartford, Conn. 44 $23
Milwaukee 10 $17

From looking at these numbers it's pretty clear that the Boston Altar boys are GIVING it away. Come on kids: You work HARD for the money!

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