Catholic News Service: Dublin Archdiocese on brink of financial collapse due to abuse payouts

The Dublin Archdiocese is on the brink of financial collapse because of payouts to victims of clergy sexual abuse, according to an internal report.

The report -- prepared by the diocesan Council of Priests and obtained by The Irish Catholic newspaper -- said that "reserves the diocese had built up over decades have been spent on seeking to compensate, somewhat, victims of child sexual abuse by priests."

Photo: Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin