A huge lawsuit
against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is
not dying down.
The church has offered to pay a $132 million settlement
under a modified bankruptcy reorganization plan, which is two times the
amount previously offered to the victims who were sexually abused by
priests in the district.
The prosecutors representing nearly 450 victims
claim that the sum is too low and that the church is hiding the fact
that it can afford much more.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis,
Minnesota has offered to pay $132 million in order to settle hundreds of
child sex abuse claims against its clergy.
The settlement attempt falls
under the framework of a modified reorganization plan aimed at
preventing the planned bankruptcy of the two cities’ clergy.
The archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has stated that its
plan would be the second largest bankruptcy settlement program of its
kind in the US as a result of pedophilia claims.
The aforementioned
settlement offer, which is two times the $65 million amount previously
offered by the archdiocese, was rejected by the plaintiffs.
The lawyers representing the nearly 450 victims rejected the offer
asserting that the sum is too low and even accused the church of
attempting to hide the fact that it can afford much more.