MINNESOTA
Minnesota Public Radio
Martin Moylan St. Paul · May 19, 2016
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is about to move a step closer to emerging from bankruptcy.
By the end of the month, the archdiocese will file a bankruptcy reorganization plan detailing how it expects to remain a financially viable organization while providing compensation for victims of clergy sex abuse.
The proposal will likely be controversial.
The archdiocese has been in bankruptcy for about 16 months and insurers, parishes, abuse victims and other parties have been in mediation during most of that time. The parties involved were told to keep talks confidential. But there are indications that critical matters, especially insurance coverage, remain unresolved.
At a late March court hearing, archdiocese attorney Richard Anderson told a federal judge that a plan would include financial contributions from the archdiocese and insurers. But he didn’t offer details and said the church could file a plan without first securing the support of sex abuse victims.
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