It couldn’t have happened to nicer organization that systematically places its members in positions of authority over the vulnerable and enables and covers up abuses by those same members. This time it happened to an organization that probably owns several of the buildings I walk past on the daily slog from where I park to where I work: The Wilmington diocese has filed for bankruptcy.
The boinking of altar boys by priests, it turns out, can get pricey. I guess the Church knew this all along, and kept it quiet as a cost saving measure.
My favorite bit from the story:
“The Diocese also expects that at least six victims will die during this delay and it will save millions of dollars per survivor as this occurs. Their deaths will prevent the success of their claims since they will not be alive to testify in court.”
Yay! Dead people save us money!