Those investigations could lead to more names and more damning accusations, as well as fines against dioceses and court-ordered safety measures. Also, it could increase pressure on dioceses to set up victims’ compensation funds, as the church has done in Pennsylvania already. The Great Falls-Billings, Montana, Diocese disclosed 47 names, including those of a few nuns, while the Los Angeles Archdiocese reported more than 50 from the past decade or so. Some dioceses, like Peoria, Illinois, released only names with no information on the allegations or the church’s response. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan printed a copy of the Pennsylvania report the day it came out.

Source: National Post January 03, 2019 10:41 UTC