
Judge Orders More Mediation to Resolve Minn. Clergy-Abuse Settlements
Disputes over clergy-abuse settlements in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis led a federal bankruptcy judge to order a return to mediation.
Disputes over clergy-abuse settlements in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis led a federal bankruptcy judge to order a return to mediation.
Statement comes in response to accusations from ‘unsecured creditors committee’ and attorney Jeff Anderson, claiming the archdiocese should have reported $1.7 billion in assets, rather than the $49 million it reported in bankruptcy filings.
The resignations of Archbishop John Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Lee Piche reflect the Vatican’s tougher standards regarding the mishandling of clergy sexual abuse.
Former priest Thomas Adamson admitted to the sexual molestation of at least 10 teens while working as a priest in the Diocese of Winona and the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
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