MINNESOTA
Minnesota Public Radio
by Tom Scheck, Minnesota Public Radio
October 22, 2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is suspending a final decision over a fundraising campaign that was slated to start next summer.
Church leaders informed parish priests as recently as September that they were moving forward with a $160 million capital campaign over the next four years.
On Tuesday, though, archdiocese spokesman Jim Accurso said a final decision on the campaign “has been put on pause with the intention of revisiting it again in January.”
Accurso did not give a reason for the delay.
The decision comes as the archdiocese faces increasing criticism over how it has handled cases of clergy abuse. MPR News has found that church leaders disregarded warning signs over several priests.
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