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  Labrador Properties Won't Be Sold: Diocese

CBC News [Canada]
May 11, 2005

CORNER BROOK - Plans to amalgamate Roman Catholic parishes in Labrador with the Diocese of St. Georges are on hold until compensation for sexual abuse victims is determined.

The St. George's diocese says it will need to sell many of its assets to raise the $13 million compensation package it reached to compensate victims of sexual abuse.

The package involves 38 victims of Father Kevin Bennett and one victim of another priest.

Douglas Crosby

Bishop Douglas Crosby, who is responsible for both dioceses, says properties in Labrador will not be involved.

"Once [the compensation program] is addressed, we'll be looking at the amalgamation and all of that," Crosby says.

"There might be an effort to have Labrador help, as other dioceses are going to be asked to help, but it wouldn't be a matter of selling off properties or anything like that in Labrador."