01-05-2007, 11:53 PM
<b>US Church offers abuse settlement </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->A Roman Catholic diocese in the US state of Washington has agreed to pay at least $48m (£24.7m) as compensation to people abused by priests.
<b>A judge said the plan, designed to lift the Spokane diocese out of bankruptcy, includes non-economic provisions to give victims some "closure". </b>
The Spokane diocese serves some 90,000 Catholics in Washington state.
It is the latest in a series of multi-million dollar settlements offered by US churches in abuse claims
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<b>A judge said the plan, designed to lift the Spokane diocese out of bankruptcy, includes non-economic provisions to give victims some "closure". </b>
The Spokane diocese serves some 90,000 Catholics in Washington state.
It is the latest in a series of multi-million dollar settlements offered by US churches in abuse claims
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How to win Hindu or how to create a population to abuse in future?