Pope Francis: head of the Catholic Church
The Catholic Church in the US forked out $120 million to victims of sexual abuse at the hands of clergy and $30 million on pedophile prevention programs over 12 months, according to an annual report out Friday.
The bulk of the $150 million between June of 2013 and 2014 was spent on compensation, therapy and legal fees for victims, the report said, and the rest went to preventing the abuse from occurring, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops said.
The US bishops conduct an annual study of sexual abuse allegations following a church scandal over pedophile …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
