AG Shapiro Critical Of Catholic Compensation Program And Arbitrary Deadline

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A July 31st deadline is quickly approaching for those abused by priests in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh to apply for compensation from the diocese’s Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program.
State Attorney General Josh Shapiro is critical of both the program and the arbitrary deadline.
“I think it’s a false choice. It’s an artificial, phony deadline that the church has put forth,” Shapiro told KDKA’s Jon Delano in an