CARDINAL DOLAN & CEMETERY FUNDS

By Jerry Berger
Berger's Beat
March 11, 2015

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In a blow to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a Chicago appeals court has ruled that the Milwaukee archdiocese (where Dolan went after leaving St. Louis) can’t claim “freedom of religion” and put $57 million in a cemetery trust fund so it’s off limits in settlement talks with the 575 alleged victims that have come forward in recent years. Writing to Vatican officials several years ago, Dolan said, “I foresee an improved protection of these funds from any legal claim and liability.” But he claims he wanted to protect the cemetery’s future, not stiff-arm the victims.