ST. LOUIS (MO)
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests

For immediate release: Monday, Nov. 11

For more information: David Clohessy 566 9790, SNAPclohessy@aol.com, Barbara Dorris 503 0003, SNAPdorris@gmail.com

Archdiocese claims its abuse costs rising
It says it’s spent more than $10 million over a decade
More than 70% of money spent goes to church lawyers
In six of ten years, church pays more to its lawyers than to victims

Figures just released by the St. Louis Catholic archdiocese show that, over the past decade, the church here claims to have spent $10,261,000 on “clergy misconduct.”

More than 70% of that has reportedly gone to archdiocesan defense lawyers.

The figures come from the archdiocese “financial review,” published in Friday’s St. Louis Review, the archdiocesan website.

This is the sixth time in the last ten years that the archdiocese gave more money to its lawyers than to…