"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!