Philadelphia Archdiocese to set aside $25M for abuse victims

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is putting aside a minimum of $25 million to start paying compensation to people who claim that as children they were sexually abused by clergy.
The archdiocese said Tuesday it expects to have to liquidate some assets to cover all the costs.
A spokesman calls initial funding of $25 million to $30 million “a floor and not a ceiling.”
The archdiocese announced last week it was beginning a claims process. It mailed