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New York Roman Catholic diocese becomes largest in US to declare bankruptcy | Fox News

By Thomas A. Smith

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y.  A Roman Catholic diocese in New York City’s suburbs has become the largest in the U.S. to declare bankruptcy to protect itself from a wave of lawsuits filed over past sexual abuse by clergy members.

The Diocese of Rockville Centre filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday. It is the eighth largest diocese or archdiocese in the U.S., serving more than 1.4 million Catholics on Long Island.

via www.foxnews.com