SYRACUSE (NY)
Diocese of Syracuse

February 14, 2018

[Note from BishopAccountability.org: Includes links to the Protocol and Bishop Cunningham’s letter to parishioners.]

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse has announced another step in its going efforts to respond to the past sexual abuse of minors by clergy with the establishment of a voluntary Independent Reconciliation Compensation Program (IRCP) for survivors of clergy sexual abuse. The purpose of the program is to promote reconciliation and further healing of those who were harmed by members of the clergy.

The program will be administered by Mr. Kenneth Feinberg and Ms. Camille Biros. Mr. Feinberg is world renowned for his experience in mediation, administering compensation programs for the survivors of the 9/11 tragedy, BP Oil spill and most recently the IRCP programs offered in the three downstate dioceses.

Serving as independent administrators, Mr. Feinberg and Ms. Biros will work with those…