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	Judge Admonishes Diocese As She Dismisses Bankruptcy Case Associated Press, carried in San Jose Mercury News November 2, 2007 http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7352326?nclick_check=1 SAN DIEGO—A federal bankruptcy judge has agreed to dismiss a bankruptcy case filed by the Catholic diocese of San Diego. The request was part of a $198 million settlement reached in September between the church and 144 people who say they were sexually abused by priests. But at Thursday's hearing, the judge admonished diocese officials for being disingenuous in recent requests to parishioners for cash donations to help pay settlement costs. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Louise DeCarl Adler says she received the request from her own parish and thinks the financial statements submitted for the bankruptcy case were less than candid. Church officials say the fundraising drive is legitimate because the diocese doesn't have sufficient funds to pay the settlement without relying on assets that belong to individual parishes.
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