In Settlement, Diocese to Sell All Its Churches
From Times Wire Reports
A Catholic diocese in Newfoundland plans to sell all its churches and missions to raise money to pay the victims of sexual assault by a priest, Bishop David Douglas Crosby said.
The Diocese of St. George’s will sell about 150 properties to raise $10.5 million as part of a settlement for 36 victims of Father Kevin Bennett, who was convicted in 1990.
The diocese has asked its 32,000 parishioners for donations to buy back core properties, Crosby said.
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