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February 25, 2007
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San Diego — Members of a group critical of the way the Roman Catholic Church is handling sex abuse claims will pass out fliers in front of the San Diego diocese's cathedral, a representative said.
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests will be found outside of St. Joseph's Cathedral, 1535 3rd Ave, according to SNAP officials.
Between three and five sex abuse victims will pass out the fliers urging Bishop Robert Brom to let one child molestation trial set for Wednesday go forward before considering bankruptcy, said Mary Grant, western regional director of SNAP.
The diocese announced last week that it was considering filing for bankruptcy protection rather than paying up to $200 million in claims stemming from lawsuits alleging sex abuse by priests.
Four U.S. Catholic dioceses have sought bankrupcty protection as a result of sexual abuse claims.
More than 150 San Diego lawsuits were filed in 2003 after the state Legislature lifted, for one year, the legal statute of limitations, allowing the cases to go forward.
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