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CNA explains: How do dioceses pay for bankruptcy and abuse settlements?

null / Credit: Andy via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) CNA Staff, Jun 13, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). For many years in the United States, Catholic dioceses have periodically announced major settlements involving victims of Catholic clergy abuse, with the payouts coming as part of bankruptcy proceedings related to abuse claims. Since 2004, when the Archdiocese of Portland declared bankruptcy, dioceses and archdioceses have used Chapter 11 law to navigate the …

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