Broadside: Abuse in the Catholic Church

Necn - Broadside
July 2, 2013

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(NECN) - New documents have shed light on the role of Cardinal Timothy Dolan in sexual abuse claims against the Milwaukee archdiocese.

Letters show that he tried to warn the Catholic Church that "the potential for true scandal is very real." Victims also claim the documents show he transferred $57 million into a trust in an attempt to protect it from abuse lawsuits, and that he devised a plan to pay abusive priests to leave the church.

Abuse survivor advocates Gary Bergeron and Anne Barrett Doyle join Broadside to discuss these revelations and what it means for Dolan and the Church.

"What's shocking is that he seems to have anticipation of this bankruptcy of the Archdiocese, to protect some funds so victims would not have access to it," Doyle said.

Bergeron was less concerned with what it means for Dolan, focusing on the lack of prominence this issue has had at the federal level.

"What's important to me, and what should be important to everybody watching, is this is an embarrassment," Bergeron said. "Not to the Catholic Church, but this has become an embarrassment to the United States."

Watch the attached video for more.