MILWAUKEE (WI)
CBS 58
By Christie Green
A federal bankruptcy judge in Milwaukee has approved a reorganization plan for the city’s Roman Catholic Archdiocese.
The judge on the bench became a bit emotional almost in tears saying she did the best she could for victims of clergy abuse.
The bankruptcy case is now over.
The plan calls for $21 million to be paid to clergy abuse victims.
The money will be split among 355 people. Another class of 104 victims will get about $2,000 each.
“The criminal and immoral cases never should’ve happened, and as I said because of the courageous statements they’ve made, were a better church today than we were before,” said Archbishop Listecki.
Right now, attorneys representing the victims and the Milwaukee archdiocese are working out the final language for the agreement in this bankruptcy case.
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