WINONA (MN)
Catholic News Service via Crux
November 22, 2018
Bishop John M. Quinn of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, said the diocese planned to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following the recommendation of several consultative groups.
The announcement from the diocese Nov. 20 said a legal path is the “most just and equitable way to hold the diocese accountable for past child sexual abuse by clergy.”
The bishop first told parishioners about the plan in a letter distributed in parish bulletins the weekend of Nov. 17-18.
The planned filing by the end of November was made with the cooperation of attorneys representing abuse survivors, Quinn said.
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