The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico will file for bankruptcy protection as it faces litigation arising from accusations of sexual abuse by clergy, the Reuters website reports today (November 30, 2018).
The move comes nearly three months after New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas requested Catholic Church officials in the state -- including the Archdiocese of Santa Fe -- provide his office with documents related to possible abuse by priests.
The archdiocese will file for bankruptcy protection by the end of next week, but is committed to providing financial compensation to victims, Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester said.
Child sex abuse by clergy has cost the Catholic Church in the U.S. billions of dollars in settlements in the two decades since a series of molestation cases were uncovered in Boston in 1992.
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