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	Clergy Sex Abuse Settlements Just the Tip of the Iceberg? By John McKiggan John McKiggan’s Abuse Claims Blog September 8, 2007 http://abuseclaims.wordpress.com/2007/09/08/clergy-sex-abuse -settlements-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/ Sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests has cost the Catholic Church 2.3 BILLION dollars in settlements since 1950. The Journalgazette.net has published a story listing more than a billion dollars in abuse claim pay outs in the last four years alone. Since the Catholic Church commonly insists on confidentiality when they settle lawsuits, one has to ask if these figures are just the tip of the iceberg.
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