Boston Archdiocese's Insurance Won't Cover Abuse Settlements. (cover story)

CATHOLIC Church; ACTIONS & defenses (Law); PRIESTS; CHILD sexual abuse; CATHOLIC Church finance

MASSACHUSETTS; BOSTON (Mass.); UNITED States

Focuses on the acknowledgement by the Boston archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church that its insurance policies will not cover settlements of lawsuits against priests accused of sexually abusing children. Alternatives the church is considering, including selling church property; Agreement reached by church lawyers to pay victims of former priest John J. Geoghan; Number of priests in the archdiocese accused of sexual misconduct with minors; Indications of financial problems facing the archdiocese.