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Whyisthisstillclose

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1. I am glad the victims are getting some compensation.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:52 PM

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No amount is enough. Every time I see a settlement from the Catholic Church to these survivors I do wonder, however. Just how much money is lurking in the coffers of the Catholic Church? I guess the world's problems of poverty, starvation, clean water, preventable illness, etc. have all been solved? No? Maybe some of that money would help?

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