Multiple choice

By Diogenes ( articles ) | Jul 08, 2004

Which of the following statements is not true? (Choose all that apply.)

• The Portland archdiocese has plenty of financial assets remaining.
• The archdiocese has been hit with millions of dollars in legal damages, as a result of fair and impartial trials or mutually agreed settlements in sex-abuse cases.
• Archdiocesan lawyers have good reason to believe that they will soon be facing much heavier damages.
• The archdiocese has made every effort to reach prompt and equitable settlements in all abuse cases.
• The Catholic Church teaches that both individuals and organizations have a moral obligation to pay just debts.
• The burden of the bankruptcy proceedings will fall most heavily on those who are responsible for the sex-abuse crisis: the bishops and chancery officials who allowed predatory priests to continue in ministry, and covered up their crimes.
• By filing for bankruptcy protection, the archdiocese hopes to stop adverse legal proceedings, and curtail the amounts paid out to abuse victims.
• The entire affair in Portland clearly demonstrates that Church leaders are more concerned about the salvation of souls and the welfare of young people than the protection of financial assets.