Letter to the editor: Diocese had no choice but to file for bankruptcy

Letter to the editor: Diocese had no choice but to file for bankruptcy

The bankruptcy filing of the Catholic Diocese of Fresno is an unfortunate event, although not surprising given the clergy sexual abuse claims. There is no question this was a dark time for the Catholic Church; however, it has tried to…

Abuse survivors group critical of Fresno Diocese bankruptcy filing: ‘Wonders at the timing’

On July 1, the same day that Bishop Joseph Brennan of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno announced it filed a voluntary petition for chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, responded with its own statement. The diocese currently faces 153 claims of abuse by its clergy. SNAP’s press release stated that the organization “wonders at the timing,” noting that the diocese’s filing was the day after attorneys for the p