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Clergy abuse claim settlements almost double in 2007: US Catholic bishops

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] Total payments in clergy abuse [JURIST news archive] settlements nearly doubled in 2007 to reach $526 million, the highest number ever, according to an annual report [PDF text; press release] by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops [religious website] released Friday. The number of new allegations of abuse fell for the third year in a row, dropping by three percent. The total number of

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