San Diego Diocese may file for bankruptcy amid abuse claims
Null / cgstock/ShutterstockSt. Louis, Mo., Feb 14, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA).Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego announced last week that the diocese is considering declaring bankruptcy due to the "staggering" legal costs of responding to 400 new lawsuits brought during a three-year statewide expansion of the statute of limitations for child abuse cases."Bankruptcy would provide a pathway for ensuring that the assets of the diocese will be used equitably to compensate all victims of sexual abuse while continuing the ministries of the Church for faith formation, pastoral life, and o...