Catholic Diocese of Erie on Tuesday said its compensation fund for abuse victims had paid out $16.6 million, with overall costs of abuse crisis hitting $31.35 million
Persico said 13-county diocese s finances are stable, but that ruling in abuse case before state Supreme Court could mean bankruptcy
Lawyer for victims says bankruptcy an outgrowth of Catholic dioceses covering up clergy abuse of minors for so long
With its latest report on the clergy abuse crisis, the Catholic Diocese of Erie said it has spent more than $31 million compensating victims and survivors and investigating cases.
Whether the financial reckoning continues, and whether the 13-county diocese will have to consider bankruptcy as a result, depends largely on how the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules on a clergy abuse case that originated in the Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.