A Catholic church fund for abuse victims

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   HADRIAN ION on August 5, 2024 at 6:51 pm

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   Idea: A Catholic church fund for abuse victims

   Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-6723...

   As many as hundreds of thousands of victims have been abused by Catholic clergy over the years. The Vatican should compensate all of them, and those responsible should be prosecuted to the limit.

   Spanish Church sexual abuse affected 200,000 children, commission finds

   Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-e

   The country’s first in-depth public inquiry into abuse linked to the Catholic Church presents its findings.

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   Ashena Smith on August 5, 2024 at 5:03 pm

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   Idea: A Catholic church fund for abuse victims

   Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/nor...

   These churches in Canada have also launched a fund to compensate victims of abuse.
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/northern-ontario-church-abuse-compensation-1.6884295

   Northern Ontario diocese to launch fund to compensate victims of sexual abuse | CBC News

   Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/s

   A Catholic diocese in northern Ontario that serves primarily francophone communities is opening a fund to compensate victims of sexual abuse over a 60-year period, from the 1950s to the 2010s.

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   ChrisP on August 5, 2024 at 3:26 pm

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   Idea: A Catholic church fund for abuse victims

   Link: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/25...

   Check out these Catholic churches in New York that are paying $100 million to child sex abuse victims.
   https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254923/diocese-of-syracuse-to-pay-100-dollars-million-to-trust-fund-for-survivors-of-child-sexual-abuse

   Diocese of Syracuse to pay $100 million to trust fund for survivors of child sexual abuse

   Link: https://www.catholicnewsagency.c

   The diocese will contribute $50 million to the trust, while parishes will contribute $45 million. Other entities will contribute $5 million.

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