US EditionParishioners Sue Buffalo Diocese to Stop Payments in Abuse Settlement
ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK, JUL 9 – Parishioners seek court order to stop $150 million settlement payments until Vatican completes appeals, disputing the diocese's order to transfer 80% of church funds last month.
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Parishioners from five Catholic churches have filed a lawsuit in state court to block the Buffalo Diocese from using parish funds toward a $150 million settlement with child sex abuse
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Parishioners sue Buffalo Diocese to stop payments in abuse settlement
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A group of Western New York parishioners have sued the Buffalo Diocese seeking to stop the diocese from using parish funds towards the $150 million settlement with hundreds of child sex abuse survivors. The suit, filed Tuesday in State Supreme Court, is seeking a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to prevent pastors from paying the diocese by the July 15 deadline. The parishioners named in the lawsuit…
·Buffalo, United States
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