Archbishop Timothy Dolan Accused Of Moving Money To Avoid Paying Suits

meegbear

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Mon Feb-14-11 10:52 AM
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Archbishop Timothy Dolan Accused Of Moving Money To Avoid Paying Suits

A Wisconsin lawyer representing victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy says he suspects that New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan hid $130M in church money in order to avoid paying molestation settlements. Prior to his present assignment, Dolan was Archbishop of Milwaukee.

The lawyer, Jeffrey R. Anderson, who represents clients in 23 lawsuits against the Milwaukee Archdiocese, said $75 million disappeared from the church�s investments in 2005. He said that $55 million more that had previously been unaccounted for appeared in a cemetery trust in 2008, and that the archdiocese claimed that money in that fund was protected by state law and could not be used for payouts. In an interview on Sunday, Mr. Anderson said that the first transfer coincided with a 2005 ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court that allowed abuse lawsuits to proceed despite a statute of limitations. He said the second transfer occurred around the time of a similar ruling in 2007. Archbishop Dolan led the Archdiocese of Milwaukee from 2002 to 2009, when he was chosen to lead the Archdiocese of New York.

Last month the Milwaukee Archdiocese declared bankruptcy, a move being taken by several other dioceses in the face of similar lawsuits. The Milwaukee Archdiocese denies having hidden funds. Dolan is expected to be deposed over the Wisconsin allegations.

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2011/02/archbishop-timothy-dolan-accused-of.html

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Angry Dragon

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Mon Feb-14-11 10:57 AM
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1. Gotta protect the church at all costs

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hedgehog

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Mon Feb-14-11 11:03 AM
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2. Gotta protect the HIERARCHY at all costs! The damage these

bishops are doing to the Church is absolutely astounding!

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Angry Dragon

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Mon Feb-14-11 11:34 AM
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6. That is because they do not really believe in what they

tell everyone else to believe.
They have no faith in the god they profess

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rurallib

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Mon Feb-14-11 11:21 AM
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3. remember Mr. bishop, tell a lie and you go to hell for eternity

if not longer.
I learned that in first grade at St. Mary's.

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malaise

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Mon Feb-14-11 11:27 AM
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4. The catholic church is the oldest multinational

corporation on the planet. No surprise here!

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Historic NY

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Mon Feb-14-11 11:31 AM
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5. They are closing most of the Catholic Schools here in upstate Ny under his control...

Edited on Mon Feb-14-11 11:32 AM by Historic NY

The church and some of its orders are also selling off large tracts of properties....wonder where all the cash is going.

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Initech

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Mon Feb-14-11 12:25 PM
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7. Sign of a guilty man right there.

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