Show me the money Lord

The bishop's settlement offer to victims averages $610,000 per person.

Bishop William Skylstad and his attorneys remain hopeful that six insurance carriers will put in tens of millions of dollars toward the settlement. Anything less and the diocese confronts the difficult task of asking parishioners to pay by selling churches and schools.

Skylstad on Wednesday didn't offer an estimate of how much parishioners may need to give. Nor would the bishop promise Catholics that schools and churches would not be sold to fund the settlement, saying only that the diocese would "cross that bridge" later. The diocese has only $10 million in cash and property at its disposal. The parishes are worth untold millions more.

"As we move hopefully toward a global settlement, we as a Catholic community are willing to shoulder our fair share of the burden and to take responsibility for a significant portion of the total anticipated expense of the settlement."

The whole process has been even tougher for victims, said Mark Mains, one of three brothers sexually abused by Patrick O'Donnell, a priest who has admitted to molesting more than a dozen boys .
"There's no euphoria, no celebration for me," Mains said. "But I'm relieved to know that this is something to promote healing and to help protect children in the future."

No celebration at $610,000 of healing? Aw come'on guys. Think of all the
boys in the world who's older man was not a priest. They got nothing. They
couldn't follow the money.

Too bad the church properties are not on the beach gentlemen. They would
make good summer homes for your nearing retirement, followed by the eventual Judgement.