Sex abuse claims 'will out-strip church's fund'

A fund set up for the Catholic Church to pay out to victims of clerical sex abuse will not be sufficient to meet outstanding claims, it emerged today.

Sex abuse claims 'will out-strip church's fund'

A fund set up for the Catholic Church to pay out to victims of clerical sex abuse will not be sufficient to meet outstanding claims, it emerged today.

Catholic dioceses expect that claims will be “significantly higher” than the €10.6m in the fund, which is to cover claims of abuse which occurred before 1996.

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