MINNESOTA
Reuters
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Jan 16 (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday, saying that it will allow its finite resources to be distributed among victims and survivors of child sex abuse by clergy.
The archdiocese, which has been criticized for its past handling of clergy abuse cases, is the 12th Catholic diocese to seek bankruptcy protection under sex abuse claims, according to Bishopaccountability.org, which tracks abuse cases.
“I make this decision because I believe it is the fairest and most helpful recourse for those victims/survivors who have made claims against us,” Archbishop John Nienstedt said in a statement on the archdiocese’s website.
The filing does not includes parishes or schools and will allow the archdiocese to provide essential services, he said.
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