Boston Archbishop Will Sell Residence For Abuse Payout. (cover story)

CATHOLIC church buildings; CHILD sexual abuse by clergy; ACTIONS & defenses (Law); CATHOLIC clergy -- Sexual behavior; CATHOLIC dioceses; PUBLIC opinion on the Catholic Church; CHURCH buildings; SEXUAL misconduct by clergy; CLERGY'S sexual behavior; LEGAL claims; CATHOLIC Church; DWELLINGS; HOUSING

BOSTON (Mass.); MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED States

Reports that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts, plans to sell the grand archbishop's residence to help pay a multimillion-dollar settlement to compensate hundreds of victims of sexual abuse by clergy members. Description of the residence, which once embodied the church's stature in Boston; How the residence became a despised symbol in the sexual abuse crisis; Statement by an archdiocese spokesman, the Reverend Christopher Coyne; Reactions.