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Major Nikon

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1. The RCC has spent millions lobbying against this effort

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2019, 07:27 PM

Dec 2019

Many dioceses appear to have been anticipating this for many years and have no doubt taken steps to shield their assets from lawsuits and I'm sure already have a well planned bankruptcy strategy.

I'm just not all that optimistic the thousands of lives the RCC has ruined with their culture of child rape will ever see anything approaching just compensation, nor will the RCC be significantly affected by it.

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Legal reckoning: New abuse suits could cost church over $4B [View all] Eugene Dec 2019 OP

The RCC has spent millions lobbying against this effort Major Nikon Dec 2019 #1

Take it all the way back to the Vatican RainCaster Dec 2019 #2

Poor RCC... MineralMan Dec 2019 #3

Interesting how lots of money always seems to be the cure. democratisphere Dec 2019 #4

That's how tort law works Major Nikon Dec 2019 #5

Unfortunately, the very principles upon which the church is supposed to stand MineralMan Dec 2019 #6

Every dollar taken from their coffers is one less to harbor a child rapist Major Nikon Dec 2019 #7

Yes. And if enough dollars are taken, the RCC will become financially incapable MineralMan Dec 2019 #8