Judge declines to order new auction for Gallup Diocese

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – A bankruptcy judge has declined to order a New Mexico diocese to hold a new auction after questioning practices at the diocese’s September sales.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David T. Thuma said Wednesday that ordering a new auction could reduce the money available to settle the Diocese of Gallup’s bankruptcy case.
He says that would be harmful to the creditors, who are victims of sexual abuse by priests.
The diocese raised about