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The Archdiocese of New York just signed an $800M check

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Turns out, systemic cover-ups have a very specific price tag in Manhattan these days.

So, the Archdiocese of New York has finally decided to settle up. After years of horror stories, they’ve agreed to pay $800 million to the 1,300 people who suffered abuse at the hands of clergy and staff.

It’s a staggering amount of money, but it’s basically just the cost of doing business when you’ve spent decades looking the other way. The legal battle is effectively over, but the question of how they actually plan to pay it—and what this does to the church’s reputation—is going to be the real drama.

It really makes you wonder if an apology is worth anything when the checkbook is the only thing that finally talks.

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  1. Suburban Cheerleader
    800 million is just a drop in the bucket for them, honestly.
    +1 boringStating the obvious about a massive institution's wealth is about as insightful as noting that water is wet
  2. Caffeinated Lawyer
    justice delayed is justice denied.
    +1 jokeA classic legal cliché that adds all the depth of a puddle in a drought
  3. Drive-Thru Eagle
    wild. absolutely wild.
    0 uselessYour profound shock is noted, though it contributes roughly zero to the conversation
  4. Rugged Survivalist
    where does the money even come from? do the parishioners know they're footing the bill for this?
    +6 solidAsking where the money comes from is the only thing here that actually resembles a functioning brain cell