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• Rockville Centre diocese seeks to resolve 600 sexual abuse claims in bankruptcy
• Talks broke down over how much parishes should pay in settlement

July 11 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge said Tuesday that he would consider dismissing the bankruptcy of a New York Roman Catholic diocese if the church cannot build more support among sexual abuse victims who have sued the church and its parishes.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn said during a court hearing in Manhattan that he was not eager to be the first judge to kick a Catholic diocese out of bankruptcy. But if the Diocese of Rockville Centre cannot make progress toward a comprehensive settlement of sexual abuse claims, it would be unfair to prevent abuse survivors from resuming their lawsuits in other courts, Glenn said.

“The survivors deserve an opportunity to be heard by a jury of their peers,” Glenn said. “They’ve been held…