Los Angels Catholics Total for Abuse: $1.5 Billion

A lot of money has already been paid and an additional settlement was made between the Archdiocese of Los Angels and those abuses by its clergy. The sum and number of abused people is staggering. It is hard to be anything but sarcastic about the Catholic Church as a source of moral leadership. It is laughable for Christians to say, "Atheists have no source of morals."

The link does not say how much the diocese spent in legal fees. Across the world there were attempts to hide wealth from victims, deny access to personnel records and make the excuse, "It's something that happens everywhere." Another one is, "All of these so-called victims are just after our money."

Also under the religion called Christianity is the Arch Bishop of Canterbury. He just resigned after admitting, he had denied for years, that he transferred a clergy he knew had beaten children and did not report the criminal to police. I suppose he thought, "The abuse of children is less important than the reputation of God's favorite church, ours." My cynicism will not stop and I have to again say how foolish it is the think atheists have no moral standards and Christians are superior.

As to the Los Angeles diocese, it would heart breaking to hear from families who went without some things to give money to the Diocese only to learn it went to pay off victims of evil priests. 

I suppose a clerical assignment in Los Angeles with its great weather and wild night life made it a highly sot after post. Perhaps there were non-criminal priests who were passed over for a Los Angeles post. 

I suppose the Diocese of Los Angeles had some high value real estate that helped pay the victims. It remains a mystery why anyone still gives money to such an organization.