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	Iowa City Church to Help Pay Priest Abuse Settlement The Gazette February 10, 2008 http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080210/NEWS/705176447/1006/news IOWA CITY - St. Mary's Church of Iowa City will contribute $650,000 toward a settlement of claims against the Diocese of Davenport by individuals who were sexually abused by priests. According to a statement in Sunday's church bulletin, St. Mary's finance committee has tentatively approved the payment "pending verification of potential claims." The money will come from parish savings. Diocese officials unveiled a plan last week for a $37 million settlement they hope will allow it to emerge from bankruptcy protection. The diocese filed for bankruptcy protection in October 2006, claiming it did not have the money to settle claims from its clergy sexual abuse scandal. The diocese had already paid nearly $10.7 million to 45 victims since 2004. The diocese will pay $17.5 million of the $37 million, while Travelers Cos. of St. Paul, Minn., its insurance carrier, will pay the other $19.5 million. The diocese has 105,000 parishioners in 22 counties in southeast Iowa. The diocese is also seeking contributions from three other churches.
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