The Los Angeles Catholic Church covered up molesting priests for decades, which cost the L.A. Archdiocese $1.5 billion, the Los Angeles Times website reports today (Oct. 19, 2024).
The payout reflects its rank as the largest archdiocese in the nation, with more than four million members, and a California law that gave accusers more time to file suit.
It also underscores the failure of church leaders to identify molesting priests and prevent them from committing more crimes.
Clergy sex abuse scandals have rocked Catholic churches across the world, but few places have seen the financial toll of the Los Angeles Archdiocese.
With a record of $880--million settlement with victims announced this week, the Los Angeles Archdiocese has now paid out more than $6.5 billion.
Some of those priests, after undergoing treatment at residential centers, were shuffled to new parishes, often in immigrant neighborhoods where the abuse would continue.
The number of people alleging abuse now stands at nearly 2,500.
The list of abusers within the Archdiocese of Los Angeles includes more tan 500 names, according to the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
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