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Victims Attorney Blasts Catholic Insurance Company's Role in Delaying Fairbanks Diocese Bankruptcy

Statement by John C. Manly

For many survivors, this plan is acceptable and long overdue, especially considering the duration and severity of decades of child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Fairbanks and the fact that many victims have had to wait more than 50 years to see any accountability from church leaders. Unfortunately, another Catholic Church-run organization is attempting to derail any hopes of a quick resolution to years of suffering of sex abuse survivors.

The delay tactics of the Fairbanks Diocese's insurance company, Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America, a Catholic Church-c...