MINNESOTA
Minnesota Public Radio
Peter Cox St. Paul, Minn. Jan 19, 2015
Two days after the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis filed for bankruptcy protection, Twin Cities Catholics attended Sunday Masses, many wondering what happens next.
Hundreds of people streamed in to fill the pews for the 11 a.m. service at the Church of the Assumption in downtown St. Paul.
Among them was Melissa Corbo, 46, a lifelong Catholic. She said the bankruptcy won’t change how she gives or whether she attends mass.
“Hopefully it won’t affect church closings and things like that, because that’s sad,” she said. “But hopefully they’ll get through it and keep going.”
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday, a step taken, church leaders said, out of concerns about the costs of current and possible future clergy abuse lawsuits.
The filing gives the archdiocese time to reorganize its finances. It may have to sell off assets to pay debts. But the archdiocese has said that the nearly 200 Twin Cities parishes, as well as community foundations, chartiies and other Catholic organizations would be protected in bankruptcy.
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