abuse settlements

With the Quebec settlement agreement, eight of 18 Latin-rite dioceses in Quebec have now settled, in whole or in part, the collective actions targeting them.

The cardinal’s letter also warned of the “unprecedented and marked rise in the number of abuse claims” in the past 18 months.

The body representing “a majority of victim-survivors,” has worked “hard for months to reach agreement on a global settlement of all sex abuse lawsuits.”