A New Jersey Catholic diocese has agreed to pay $180 million to settle clergy sexual abuse claims involving hundreds of survivors, closing a long and contentious chapter in New Jersey’s reckoning with church abuse.
Bishop Joseph Williams, who serves the Diocese of Camden, announced the agreement in a letter on Tuesday.
“For the survivors of South Jersey, this day is long overdue,” Williams wrote. “It represents a milestone in their journey toward restored justice and the healing and recognition they have long sought and deserve.”…