La arquidi\u00f3cesis cat\u00f3lica de Baltimore (Maryland), la m\u00e1s antigua de Estados Unidos, se ha declarado este viernes en bancarrota dos d\u00edas antes de que una nueva ley permita las demandas por abuso sexual sin que importe el tiempo transcurrido desde los cr\u00edmenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El arzobispo William Lori indic\u00f3 que la decisi\u00f3n permitir\u00e1 \u00abque la arquidi\u00f3cesis de forma equitativa compense a las v\u00edctimas sobrevivientes de abuso sexual infantil, y asegure que la Iglesia pueda continuar su misi\u00f3n y su ministerio\u00bb.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lori se\u00f1al\u00f3 que la arquidi\u00f3cesis encara un gran n\u00famero de demandas legales por abuso sexual contra menores que antes estaban impedidas por la ley de caducidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n El abogado Jeff Anderson, de una firma legal en St. Paul (Minnesota) que ha representado a v\u00edctimas de esos abusos, se\u00f1al\u00f3 que la decisi\u00f3n de declarar la bancarrota sirve \u00abpara ocultar los activos (de la arquidi\u00f3cesis) y ocultar la verdad a los sobrevivientes que fueron abusados por miembros del clero\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Una nueva ley aprobada por la Asamblea General de Maryland en abril y que entra en vigor el domingo 1 de octubre elimina el estatuto de caducidad y permite las demandas legales por los abusos sin l\u00edmite de tiempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n La Fiscal\u00eda General de Maryland ha publicado un informe de 456 p\u00e1ginas que identifica a 158 cl\u00e9rigos, maestros, seminaristas y di\u00e1conos que en la arquidi\u00f3cesis de Baltimore supuestamente abusaron de m\u00e1s de 600 menores de edad desde la d\u00e9cada de 1940.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Con esta decisi\u00f3n son ya tres docenas de organizaciones que han buscado la protecci\u00f3n de la ley de bancarrota por las cuales la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica, seg\u00fan la organizaci\u00f3n Bishop Accountability, ha pagado m\u00e1s de 3.000 millones de d\u00f3lares en compensaciones.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n La Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica ha encarado en d\u00e9cadas recientes demandas legales de v\u00edctimas que sufrieron abusos por miembros del clero en todo el mundo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n La resoluci\u00f3n m\u00e1s onerosa en Estados Unidos ocurri\u00f3 en 2007 cuando la arquidi\u00f3cesis de Los \u00c1ngeles (California) pag\u00f3 600 millones de d\u00f3lares en compensaciones a 508 personas que hab\u00edan acusado a sacerdotes de abuso sexual.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Con informaci\u00f3n de Agencias<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" La arquidi\u00f3cesis cat\u00f3lica de Baltimore (Maryland), la m\u00e1s antigua de Estados Unidos, se ha declarado este viernes en bancarrota dos d\u00edas antes de que una nueva ley permita las demandas por abuso sexual sin que importe el tiempo transcurrido desde los cr\u00edmenes. 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