In a letter that was expected to be shared with parishioners this weekend, Bishop Robert McElroy said the cases were filed after California lifted a statute of limitations on childhood sexual abuse claims.
FILE -Newly created Cardinal Robert Walter McElroy, Bishop of San Diego, attends a reception for relatives and friends in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 it may declare bankruptcy in the coming months as it faces staggering" legal costs in dealing with some 400 lawsuits alleging priests and others sexually abused children.
Eckery predicted that it would cost the diocese $550 million to settle the cases, none of which have gone to trial. Even so, the diocese is facing “staggering" legal costs and most of its assets were used to settle previous allegations with a $198 million payout in 2007, McElroy wrote.
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