drawn like a magnet to anything with involving sexual activity....the more illicit the better....if it has gay overtones, that's a bonus. Toss in a high profile organization or individual to chew on and the feast is on.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles reached a settlement agreement Saturday with more than 500 people who allege they were sexually abused by clergy, the main plaintiff's attorney told The Associated Press.
Attorneys for the archdiocese, the nation's largest, and the plaintiffs will release a joint statement Sunday morning and hold a news conference Monday, said plaintiff's attorney Ray Boucher.
The deal is valued at $660 million, according to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity because the settlement had not been officially announced.
It is by far the largest payout in the church's sexual abuse scandal, and it exceeded earlier reports from sources that the settlement would be between $600 million and $650 million -- between $1.2 million and $1.3 million per plaintiff.
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One thing that puzzles me about the Catholic church and sex abuse. We hear this in the media over and over about the Catholic church and monumental settlements and nothing about other faiths and sexual abuse. Looking at the media coverage they make the Catholic church look more guilty than all of the other faiths combined. Is the Catholic church really that guilty or is the media really that slanted against the Catholic church?
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