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	Church Bulletin to Address Legal Bills By James Mcginnis Philly Burbs April 15, 2011 http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer_news/church-bulletin-to-address-legal-bills/article_1fe479b2-679a-11e0-a04c-001a4bcf6878.html Catholics attending mass for the feast of Palm Sunday will be presented with a special church bulletin on child sex abuse, priest suspensions and the sale of archdiocese property to pay legal bills. On Friday, the archdiocese released to the media the first in a periodic series of church bulletin inserts provided to all 268 parishes in the region. The document stresses that any legal bills related to abuse allegations would be paid "through unrestricted bequests or the sale of archdiocesan property and not from parish collections." Unrestricted bequests can include money willed to the church by those who die. An ongoing investigation of 23 suspended priests - including at least 10 with ties to Bucks and Montgomery counties - is likely take another "six to nine months," according to the document. Church officials said future bulletin inserts would keep parishioners informed "on those steps taken to assist victims, advance the protection of children, and ensure the integrity of priests." But not everyone wants to read about it on Palm Sunday, which begins the most solemn week in Christianity ending with Easter. Ed McFillin of Northampton and a parishioner at St. Vincent DePaul Church said "they should have done this after the Easter season. It's inappropriate for Holy Week."
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