Syracuse Diocese Reaches $100 Million Deal with Abuse Survivors

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse and the church entities comprising its ecclesiastical jurisdiction reached an agreement in bankruptcy court to pay $100 million to settle with clergy abuse victims.

The New York-based diocese and a committee representing more than 400 child sex abuse survivors jointly announced the settlement on Thursday, calling it “an important first step in forming a Chapter 11 plan” that will help the diocese exit bankruptcy.

“As the present leader of the Church of Syracuse, I cannot apologize enough for the abuse which happened or for any neglect in dealing with it,” Bishop Douglas J. Lucia ...