Church abuse payouts pass $1 billion mark

Friday, June 10, 2005

The Rev. Thomas Doyle says no one believed him in 1985 when he warned Roman Catholic leaders that resolving cases of sexually abusive priests could eventually cost the church more than $1 billion.

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