BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Catholic Diocese is revising how much it’s asking for from its parishes to help pay for the $150 million settlement that it agreed to pay last year to settle over 800 claims of sexual abuse.
In a letter to diocesan priests this week, Bishop Michael Fisher said the diocese is eliminating the 80 percent contribution expectation for merging parishes and increasing the diocese’s contribution from $30 million to $40 million.
A parish’s requested contribution will now will be based on their total available cash – after consolidating the balances of the two (or more) merged parishes – as well as for the parishes not merging…