MINNESOTA
Chronicle of Philanthropy
The federal judge overseeing the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’s bankruptcy is weighing a call by victims of clergy sexual abuse to include hundreds of millions of dollars from church-affiliated charities among its assets, reports The Wall Street Journal.
The archdiocese has proposed setting aside at least $65 million to help compensate about 450 victims. Lawyers for the victims say the archdiocese is significantly undervaluing its assets by not including hundreds of related but legally distinct entities such as schools, parishes, and charitable foundations that they claim are effectively controlled by the archbishop.
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