Did the Catholic Church use collection money to pay off the $1 billion in pedophile priest law suits?

Answer 1

I am a loyal Catholic.
But I am not a fool Of course the Catholic Church used collection money to pay off their victims.
Doesnt matter how it is looked at, the grass-roots of the Catholic wealth is tithings.
So the money comes from a fund called Pedophile payments who cares. It is still dependant on the collection plate, and the Catholic church is as ready to lie about where the money comes from as they are to hide their pervert priests and all their other dirty laundry

Answer 2

Every news story and commentary stating that the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church is widening is factually wrong. The evidence shows just the opposite—it has been contracting for approximately a quarter century. Here's the proof: the John Jay College of Criminal Justice—not exactly an arm of the Catholic Church—has shown repeatedly that the vast majority of the abuse cases took place from the mid-60s to the mid-80s. And the reports over the last five years show a rapid decline. The latest report, covering 2008-2009, shows exactly six credible allegations made against over 40,000 priests and tens of thousands of others working for the Catholic Church. Almost all of the chatter about the alleged widening of the scandal is a direct result of media sensationalism. Here is a perfect example, taken from a Reuters story today. The headline reads, "Norway's Catholic Church Reveals New Abuse Cases." But what is new is not a new wave of incidents, rather it is an admission by the Norwegian Catholic Church of four cases of alleged abuse that it had not previously disclosed. Two of the cases date back to the 1950s; another dates back two decades; and the fourth one was based on "rumors." The same Reuters story opens by saying these four stories come "two days after it [the Norwegian Catholic Church] revealed that a bishop who resigned last year did so after abusing an altar boy." That makes it sound like a Church cover-up. Only at the end of the story does the reader learn that the reason why this story did not emerge until this week is precisely because the victim initially asked that it not be made public. There is no other religious or secular institution being cherry-picked by lawyers and the media like that of the Catholic Church. If what happened in the 1950s qualifies as news when it happened in the Catholic Church, then surely it would be news to learn of all those who were abused a half-century ago by ministers, rabbis, school teachers and others. But it will never happen—such news fails to make the media salivate.

Answer 3

Did the Catholic Church use collection money to pay off the $1 billion in pedophile priest law suits?

Answer 4

No, at least not in the United States. Bishops could not in good conscience ask the faithful to bankroll lawsuit settlements and penalties. The money is raised by selling off existing properties of the diocese, such as chanceries, bishops' residences, meeting and retreat facilities, planned church sites, and undeveloped land. Parish contributions go to the upkeep of parishes. Diocesan contributions go to maintain diocesan administration, facilities and programs other than the lawsuits. As with any other corporation, the bookkeeping must clearly reflect the separateness of each account. Otherwise, there would be more suits.

Answer 5

Yeppers

Answer 6

Yes!

Answer 7

Who else is going to pay but the parishoners themselves, don't they always politics is everywhere.

Answer 8

Probably. It wouldn't surprise me. You should read "In God's Name" by David Yallop (if you haven't already) about the corruption in the Vatican. It's really interesting.

Answer 9

Maybe

Answer 10

yes