Deadline Pushed Back for some Settlement Payments as Parishes Sue Diocese

Deadline pushed back for some settlement payments as parishes sue diocese

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Five parishes pushing back on payments to the Buffalo diocese will not have to hand over the money until at least next month. Members of five local churches, Blessed Sacrament in Tonawanda, Our Lady of Peace in Clarence, St. Bernadette in Orchard Park, St. Aloysius Gonzaga in Cheektowaga and St. John XXIII in West Seneca are suing the diocese. They're asking the court to stop a combined $80 million in parish funds from go…

5 Buffalo parishes sue diocese to block use of church funds for abuse settlement

Five Catholic parishes in Buffalo, upstate New York have taken legal action against the Diocese of Buffalo in an effort to block the use of parish… The post 5 Buffalo parishes sue diocese to block use of church funds for abuse settlement appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Deadline paused for church funds to be added to Buffalo Diocese abuse settlement

After Friday’s hearing in Erie County State Supreme Court, that deadline is now on hold until at least the next court date, Aug. 6.

Five Buffalo parishes file lawsuit against diocese over sex abuse settlement contributions

Parishioners are now suing the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo to prevent the use of parish funds for a $150 million settlement with child sex abuse survivors. Parishioners from five Catholic churches, Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady of Peace, St. Bernadette, St. Aloysius Gonzaga, and St. John XXIII, filed the lawsuit to prevent their pastors from using unrestricted cash towards the settlement. That money is due by July 15. Plus, parishioners from 5 Cat…