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In a move filled with admonishments and anger, a federal judge overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings of the Roman Catholic Diocese here on Wednesday ordered an outside accounting expert to sort through what she called “the most Byzantine accounting system I have ever seen,” and to report directly to her.

The order was issued in a contempt hearing in which diocese lawyers and priests were ordered to explain why they should not be sanctioned for trying to move church money without court authorization.

The judge, Louise DeCarl Adler of Federal Bankruptcy Court, also said that she had not “foreclosed” on the idea of appointing a trustee in the case, an extraordinary move if executed. Judge Adler said that the diocese would have to resubmit documents describing its assets, and have them signed by Bishop Robert H. Brom under penalty of perjury.

…and the fact that it’s regarded as newsworthy when our priests rape children at less brisk a clip

Claims of Sexual Abuse by Priests Fall, Report Says

Bishop Gregory M. Aymond of Austin, Tex., who heads the bishops’ Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People, said he was encouraged by the trend in numbers: 1,092 abuse claims in 2004, 783 in 2005 and 714 in 2006.

Still, Bishop Aymond called the findings “sobering” and added, “The fact that there are any recent cases at all is very disconcerting.” … More than 13,000 molestation claims have been filed against clergy members since 1950, and the bishops say abuse-related costs have exceeded $1.5 billion.

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